Providing for Consideration of H.R. Save the Internet Act of Providing for Consideration of H.R. Investing for the People Act of and for Other Purposes
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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this rule and to H.R. 1644, also known as the government-controlled internet act.
Once again, House Democrats are putting Federal Government control over freedom and bringing to the floor yet another partisan, central command government bill.
H.R. 1644, or the government-controlled internet act, which, fortunately, has no chance of being signed into law, goes against everything that made the internet what it is today.
There is a reason the United States is home to the top internet companies in the world. This doesn't happen by accident. It is because of the laissez faire approach that allows for an environment of economic growth, competition, and innovation.
Instead of building on the pro-innovation approach that has revolutionized how we communicate, work, and stay connected, this legislation would impose heavy-handed, top-down regulations that would box the internet into outdated rules written in the 1930s.
Why is the Democratic majority supporting a bill that will take the internet backwards?
This bill is the quintessential solution in search of a problem. If we want to protect constituents, promote investment, and encourage innovation, H.R. 1644 is not the solution.
If my colleagues across the aisle are serious about protecting consumers and ensuring access to a free and open internet, then we need to find bipartisan consensus on net neutrality principles that address blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization. We need a modern framework that allows for continued American innovation and investment, not another Federal Government regulatory takeover.
H.R. 1644 is not a serious solution to protecting our constituents and advancing American ingenuity. I urge my colleagues to oppose this effort and send a clear message that we need to move the internet forward, not backward. I hope they will oppose this rule and the underlying legislation.
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