All Posts

Washington, D.C. — House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader for Communications and Technology Subcommittee Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered opening remarks at today’s joint subcommittee hearing on how Big Tech has failed to be responsible stewards of their platforms and has lost the trust of Americans.

Excerpts and highlights from his remarks:

BIG TECH USES SECTION 230 TO SHIELD THEIR OPERATIONS FROM AMERICANS

"I am deeply concerned by your decisions to operate your companies in a vague and biased manner, with little to no accountability, while using Section 230 as a shield for...

Washington, D.C. — Republican Leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks today in a joint virtual hearing with the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. The joint hearing was with Big Tech companies, Facebook, Twitter, and Google.

Leader Rodgers told Big Tech their platforms are her biggest fear as a parent. At the beginning of this year, Leader Rodgers introduced the Big Tech Accountability Platform. A key priority in this platform is to...

https://youtu.be/c-q2mPu5DvA

The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology just wrapped its hearing on closing the digital divide. House Republicans focused on their solutions in the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda they released yesterday.

KEY: “Unreliable internet and limited broadband access has set countless children back in school because of connectivity issues while far too many schools remain closed. It’s unacceptable and hurting the next generation. To make a strong comeback from this pandemic, every House Republican on Energy and Commerce is leading in the Boosting Broadband Connectivity Agenda so...