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Save the Internet Act of 2019

Floor Speech

Date: April 9, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication

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Mr. BURGESS. Madam Chair, again, this bill targets broadband service providers by reclassifying them as utilities under title II of the Communications Act, but we cannot achieve net neutrality principles without including the influence of edge providers on the internet ecosystem.

For this reason, the amendment simply directs the GAO to study the full ecosystem so that we can understand the influence of all online entities and, again, provide a free and open internet for every consumer.

Madam Chair, I certainly want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee and thank the ranking member of the full committee for participating in this amendment discussion.

Madam Chair, I urge an ``aye'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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