#SubCommTech Members Respond To FCC's Unprecedented Regulation Of The Internet
Press Release
By Sarah Criser
Republican Members of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology today responded to the FCC's vote in favor of utility-style regulation of the Internet:
"Resorting to Great Depression-era rules will trigger a stampede to the courts, unleashing years of lawsuits and uncertainty at a time when U.S. leadership and the Internet economy are more important than ever. We believe the Internet has worked well under current rules, but we were -- and we remain -- willing to come to the table with legislation to answer the calls for legally sustainable consumer protections for the free and open Internet that has fostered a generation of innovation, economic growth, and global empowerment.
"Republicans, Democrats, consumer groups, and investors all agree that we need sustainable protections to preserve the Internet as we know it. A 3-2 party-line vote is not the policy consensus this issue deserves. Consumers, investment in state-of-the-art networks, and job creation all stand to lose from today's heavy-handed decision. And transparency has all but evaporated during this broken process. Once these rules finally emerge from the shadows, it will become clear that the FCC's action today does not end the debate."
The above statement is attributable to every Republican member of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (MI)
Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (OR)
Communications and Technology Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bob Latta (OH)
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton (TX)
John Shimkus (IL)
Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Marsha Blackburn (TN)
Majority Whip Steve Scalise (LA
Leonard Lance (NJ)
Brett Guthrie (KY)
Pete Olson (TX)
Mike Pompeo (KS)
Adam Kinzinger (IL)
Gus Bilirakis (FL)
Bill Johnson (OH)
Billy Long (MO)
Renee Ellmers (NC)
Chris Collins (NY)
Kevin Cramer (ND)
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