Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my great concern that in a mere 9 days the United States Government is going to give up control of the Internet. This is one of those issues that I don't think many Americans know about. This is not on the front page above the fold of your paper. It is not splashed across your nightly news. You are not seeing it everywhere on the Internet. So Americans aren't really aware of it 9 days before this transfer is about to take place. Now, as the Speaker knows, there are many things in this House both parties don't always agree on--that might be an understatement. The President just transferred $1.7 billion to Iran; $400 million, arguably, was Iranian money, but $1.3 billion was American money, U.S. taxpayer money, transferred to Iran, the lead sponsor of Tehran cash. I disagree with that. Some of my colleagues on the other side might applaud that and think that is a great idea. I would disagree. Or the fact that we are releasing prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. Folks who helped craft the 9/11 attack are being released from GTMO back to areas where they can do America more harm. I disagree with that. My friends across the aisle might agree with those releases. Those are some big items that this Chamber does not agree on. But the transfer of control of the core functions of the Internet is something that many Members of this Chamber and many Americans agree with.…”