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Mike Lee stated on February 16, 2015 in an email through Protect Internet Freedom:

The FCC’s net neutrality policy includes what is "essentially a massive tax increase."

By Lauren Carroll• February 26, 2015

Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad:

"If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks."

By Amy Sherman• October 15, 2019

Instagram posts stated on January 04, 2025 in a photo:

“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 6, 2025

Fight for the Future stated on August 28, 2018 in in a tweet:

"We saw the true danger of the FCC's net neutrality repeal when Verizon was caught throttling California fire fighters."

By John Kruzel• September 7, 2018

Elissa Slotkin stated on August 09, 2024 in Meta ad:

Mike Rogers “left Michigan to trade on his D.C. connections, helping Chinese tech companies get access to the U.S.”

By Caleb McCullough• August 23, 2024

Elizabeth Warren stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:

"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."

By Jon Greenberg• August 29, 2019

Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Says President Trump has ordered the military to take over “major corrupt cities” to stay in office and that U.S. citizens will receive emergency alerts on their devices.

By Samantha Putterman• January 13, 2021

Elizabeth Warren stated on June 21, 2019 in a policy proposal to ban private prisons:

"Prison phone companies charge as much as $25 for a 15-minute call."

By Jon Greenberg• July 1, 2019

Ted Cruz stated on November 10, 2014 in a Facebook post:

Says Obama's net neutrality proposal "puts the government in charge of determining Internet pricing, terms of service and what types of products and services can be delivered."

By Lauren Carroll• November 13, 2014

Rudy Giuliani stated on November 13, 2016 in CNN's "State of the Union":

Financial conflict-of-interest "laws don't apply to the president, right? So, the president doesn't have to have a blind trust."

By Lauren Carroll• November 16, 2016

Brian Kemp stated on February 07, 2018 in campaign website:

In Georgia, "25 percent of rural residents" are "without access to high speed internet."

By Miriam Valverde• February 12, 2018

Viral image stated on April 03, 2024 in Biden FCC nominee withdrew in 2023, not 2024:

President Joe Biden’s “FCC pick just withdrew after being humiliated by Senator J.D. Vance” in April.

By Ciara O'Rourke• April 10, 2024

Heineken stated on August 19, 2014 in a TV ad:

A "regulatory thing" means you can’t show someone drinking beer on camera.

By Jon Greenberg• August 20, 2014

Ann McLane Kuster stated on August 31, 2012 in a press release sent to The Telegraph on Aug. 31, 2012:

Says Charlie Bass forfeits right to equal cost for TV ads under FCC rules

By Maryalice Gill• September 7, 2012

Vivek Ramaswamy stated on November 08, 2023 in Republican primary debate:

An exemption in a new Florida law “allowed Chinese nationals to buy land within a 20-mile radius of a military base, lobbied for by one of (Gov. Ron DeSantis’) donors.”

By Samantha Putterman• November 15, 2023

Roy Blunt stated on September 08, 2017 in a tweet:

"Nearly 2/3 of rural Missourians don’t have access to broadband. That needs to change."

By Katelyn Brown, Patrick Mueller• September 15, 2017

Laurence Tribe stated on March 02, 2018 in a tweet:

President Donald "Trump’s latest set of sanctions against companies and countries benefiting North Korea includes every nation but one making shipments to (North Korea). The one nation Trump exempted from his punitive ban was . . . wait for it . . . drumroll: Russia."

By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2018

Vicky Hartzler stated on March 14, 2017 in a press release:

"Roughly one-fourth of rural Missourians are unable to purchase high-speed internet, which puts them at a disadvantage in everything from education to entertainment to health care."

By Gary Garrison• March 20, 2017

Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2024 in Instagram post:

Ronald Reagan’s Federal Communications Commission abolished the Fairness Doctrine and gave rise to Fox News.

By Tatevik Lazaryan• June 18, 2024

Barry DuVal stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview:

"We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations."

By Sean Gorman• September 17, 2015

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