Rep. Eshoo's Statement on Internet Freedom and Security

Washington, D.C.--Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), a senior Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Energy and Commerce Communications, Technology and Internet Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's policy address today on internet freedom:

"Secretary Clinton's remarks strengthen the nation's commitment to internet freedom.  My hope is that the Administration will take this commitment beyond strengthening the groups who support internet freedom. We must also reach out to our international partners to gain their commitment to the free-flow of the internet, to prosecuting those who undermine the internet's security and transparency, and also support freedom of the internet here at home, which is why I have long advocated for net-neutrality rules to be adopted in our country.

"It is essential for the US to make progress in all these areas, and unlike cybersecurity they should not languish for months before further action is taken."

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