Honorable Edward J. Markey
United States Representative, Massachusetts, Democrat
Representative Markey, of the Seventh District of Massachusetts, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. He is a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Resources Committee. The following is from April 25, 2001, hearings before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on H.R. 1542, the Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act.The legislation that we are now considering is highly flawed for three reasons: It is undigital, it is unnecessary, and it is unfair. It is undigital because it fails to recognize…
