[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 35 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                              FCC DECISION

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, last week, the FCC voted 
3-2 on bipartisan lines to allow unprecedented government regulation of 
the Internet and reversing nearly two decades of bipartisan policy.
  In a recent interview, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai said, ``This is a 
solution that won't work to a problem that doesn't exist.'' Mr. 
Speaker, the FCC Commissioner is exactly right. Why are trying to fix a 
problem that simply does not exist?
  This decision by the FCC represents a dangerous and reckless 
disregard for free market principles and is just another example of 
government overreach by this administration.
  Mr. Speaker, President Obama's 332-page plan to regulate the Internet 
will lead to slower services, less investment, and more taxation.
  Together with my colleagues, I will continue to fight to keep a free 
and open Internet.

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