Rick Boucher: “The best way to preserve network neutrality, and the best way to do that is a narrowly crafted statute that gives…”

I think very simply because both sides now have quite a bit of leverage, and when both sides have leverage roughly equal, and I think that is the situation today, it is the optimal circumstance for legislating.

I believed then as I believe today that assuring an open Internet is essential to maintaining the Web as a vibrant medium for free expression, for commerce, for education, for healthcare delivery.

I think it moves in the right direction, and I think it is important to note how far the Republicans have now moved toward the historic Democratic position.

The first of these is that the Republican offer for imbedding strong network neutrality principles in the statute be accepted by Democrats.