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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

John Oliver stated on May 11, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":

"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."

By Steve Contorno• May 14, 2014

Andrew Napolitano stated on June 28, 2010 in comments on the 'Glenn Beck' show:

"There are mechanisms in place to shut down the Internet privately."

By Lukas Pleva• July 6, 2010

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

Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2023 in a Facebook post:

France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.”

By Tom Kertscher• July 5, 2023

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

Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a CPAC speech:

"The Chinese government provides their people no access to the Internet."

By Katie Sanders, Amy Sherman• March 15, 2013

Mike McCabe stated on April 18, 2018 in a podcast:

Wisconsin is "49th in the country in internet speed."

By Taylor Palmby• June 20, 2018

Ted Cruz stated on September 08, 2016 in Senate floor remarks:

"If Congress fails to act, the Obama administration intends to give away control of the internet to an international body akin to the United Nations."

By W. Gardner Selby• September 14, 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

Jon Erpenbach stated on December 12, 2021 in TV interview:

The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.”

By Madeline Heim• December 28, 2021

Marco Rubio stated on December 17, 2014 in :

"The reason why Cubans don't have access to 21st century telecommunications — like smart phones, like access to the Internet — is because it is illegal in Cuba."

By Lauren Carroll, Steve Contorno• December 19, 2014

Bloggers stated on November 18, 2010 in blog postings:

Sheldon Whitehouse and 18 other senators "voted to censor the internet."

By Cynthia Needham• December 10, 2010

Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures.

By Ciara O'Rourke• March 17, 2020

Jon Huntsman stated on August 02, 2011 in a campaign appearance in Milford, N.H.:

There are 500 million Internet users "and 80 million bloggers who are driving discussions in China. … So you’ve got a lot of people voicing frustration and discontent."

By Jake Berry• August 19, 2011

Marco Rubio stated on June 14, 2011 in his first speech on the U.S. Senate floor:

"Anywhere in the world, when someone uses a mobile phone, e-mail, the Internet or GPS, they are enjoying the benefits of the American miracle."

By Becky Bowers• June 15, 2011

Arizona Democratic Party stated on April 03, 2018 in a website:

"Congresswoman Martha McSally voted to let companies sell your internet data to the highest bidder without your consent. Then she got paid $42,000 by the very corporations she allowed to sell your personal info."

By Miriam Valverde• April 11, 2018

Julián Castro stated on July 27, 2015 in his year-in-review speech:

"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."

By Bradley Saacks• August 20, 2015

Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2023 in a Facebook reel:

NASA warns of “internet apocalypse,” which “means they can execute the Great Reset in silence without anyone knowing it.”

By Sara Swann• June 29, 2023

Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 04, 2016 in an attack ad:

Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 14, 2016

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