Rick Boucher: “I am here today to urge that the committee develop a narrow bipartisan bill that gives statutory permanence and an…”

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.

As the Honorable Rick Boucher said, the notion that Title II is going to put regulations on a sure footing is simply wrong.

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 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.