ms. eshoo: i move to strike the last word, mr. chairman. one of the things i admire the most about our country is our commitment and our love for democracy. we were founded on the ideal that it is the people who choose their government, we believe in the principle of one person, one vote, not $10,000 or $100,000 a vote. we believe in the free exchange of ideas to be able to decide which candidates deserve our votes. but money and lots of money, heaps of money from undisclosed sources are having a corrosive influence on our political campaigns. money distorts the voice of a particular point of view, making that voice seem louder, making it seem more influential or making it seem more persuasive than it actually is. we don't know who is saying what to whom. is it big oil? is it polluters? is it the insurance industry? is it to the tobacco industry? -- is it to the tobacco industry? all too often these distorted views come from distorted interests and they try to undermine the public interest thro

ms. eshoo: because this is a consideration about preserving the open internet and broadband industry practices. now, i don't know how many of you have spoken to your kids, but i have to tell you, if you've had a conversation with any young person in your family, and don't remember what the average age is of congress, but talk to young people in your district and i want to tell you, they will say over and over and over and over again, the way they spoke to the f.c.c., over two million people contacting the f.c.c., over 90% of them saying, leave the internet alone. leave it alone. leave it open. leave it accessible to everyone. in just over five years $250 billion has been invested by the venture capital community which makes its home in my congressional district. and i have to tell you, i think if you took this amendment to silicon valley, when you go out there, and i know you travel out there, the next time, go there for an internet 101 series. not for fundraising, but go listen to people there

ms. eshoobecause this is a consideration about preserving the open internet and broadband industry practices. now, i don't know how many of you have spoken to your kids, but i have to tell you, if you've had a conversation with any young person in your family, and don't remember what the average age is of congress, but talk to young people in your district and i want to tell you, they will say over and over and over and over again, the way they spoke to the f.c.c., over two million people contacting the f.c.c., over 90% of them saying, leave the internet alone. leave it alone. leave it open. leave it accessible to everyone. in just over five years $250 billion has been invested by the venture capital community which makes its home in my congressional district. and i have to tell you, i think if you took this amendment to silicon valley, when you go out there, and i know you travel out there, the next time, go there for an internet 101 series. not for fundraising, but go listen to people there.