April 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 61 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DON'T LET GOVERNMENT TAKE OVER THE INTERNET

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to shed some light on the 
total hypocrisy of the Democrats' Save the Internet Act under the guise 
of net neutrality.
  This bill is nothing short of a Federal Government takeover of the 
internet, and the end result would be catastrophic. Democrats want a 
panel of unelected bureaucrats to have nearly limitless control over 
the internet, including decisions over content moderation and imposing 
new taxes and fees for internet services by the FCC.
  To be clear, they would like the Federal Government to have nearly 
unchecked authority to regulate your internet. That should terrify 
those of you sitting at home.
  This goes against everything that made the internet such a 
transformative engine of the American economy in the first place. In 
fact, this type of regulatory approach would cripple smaller ISPs that 
can't afford the burdensome regulations, especially in rural 
communities.
  I believe in a free and open internet that fosters innovation and 
takes our economy to new heights, like we have reached already. This 
legislation will do the opposite of that.
  This isn't ``Save the Internet.'' We must vote ``no'' to save the 
internet process and the freedom to access it from legislation like 
this.

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