"I would note the saddest moment during my time in the Senate was when 54 Senate Democrats cast a vote for a Constitutional Amendment to repeal free speech protections of the First Amendment."
"We are hopeful that as the new Chair, you will build on the Subcommittee's legacy and continue to work in a bipartisan fashion."
"the most compelling civil rights issue of the 21st century is the need to expand school choice and educational options"
"There is no more important role for the United States Senate than to carefully guard and protect the civil rights of every American."
"Instead, I believe we should protect the freedom of the Internet."
"If the FCC takes control of the Internet, we will have the inevitable result of all poorly designed regulations, business decisions prejudiced by politicians and political decisions prejudiced by corp..."
"I do not support monopolistic, anti-competitive or predatory practices in the Internet marketplace or anywhere for that matter."
"The Internet has grown and flourished in ways we never could have imagined from back in the days when Al Gore invented the Internet."
"Net neutrality may sound like fairness, but it is actually the opposite."
"I hope that these people, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department, will be paying close attention to this market as well."
"If there is any sector of our economy where competition is so fierce, and where the pace of innovation is so rapid that government interference would only get in the way, it is the Internet and teleco..."