United States Congress

Net Neutrality and Free Speech on the Internet: Hearing Before The Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws United States Congress

The Task Force met, pursuant to notice, at 2:04 p.m., in Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building, the Honorable John Conyers, Jr., (Chairman of the Task Force) presiding. Present: Representatives Conyers, Lofgren, Jackson Lee, Waters, Cohen, Wasserman Schultz, Smith, Sensenbrenner, Goodlatte, Chabot, Keller, and Feeney. Staff Present: Stacey Dansky, Majority Antitrust Counsel; Benjamin Staub, Professional Staff Member; and Stuart Jeffries, Minority Antitrust Counsel. Mr. CONYERS. The Task Force on Antitrust will come to order. I am happy to see so many of our friends here. I know that Jack and Jill, Incorporated's national board is here for the annual legislative event and so is its President, Jacqueline Moore Bowles. We welcome all of you. Would you just stand up for 1 second? Thank you. Very good to see you all. Ladies and gentlemen, over the last 10 years, the Internet has gone from its infancy through a period of exponential growth.