Incredible trump energy and turn it into effective longterm progressive organizing that creates tangible wins and victories on capitol hill. So Everybody Knows how its going to work. Im going to do a brief introduction and each of our panelists are going to provide a brief interinstruction and inter comments. Saying, werep by in an uncredible moment of energy and activism where americans in political stripes are speaking out and looking for ways to resist the trumpryan agenda. Saidvey from march democrats are twice as likely to say they have engaged in activism the past two months that extends to being more likely to have shared on social media, written to congress , and attendedy local meetings. They are fired up and engage and now we can figure out how to turn the energy into effective lobbying. I thought first i will start with ezra levine. He is the cofounder of the invisible project, a hill staffer who lived through the a former hill staffer. [laughter] ezra and a group of 30 form
The dinner will also include the announcement of several journalism awards as well as College Scholarships but by the association. President trump will not be attending the dinner. He will be holding a rally in pennsylvania. Now fcc chair by talks about the future of internet regulation. Freedom works and the Small Business Partnership Council hosted the event at the museum. Good afternoon everyone. My name is adamant. Adam. Im the president of Freedom Works and what welcome everyone here. A lot of people are talking today about President Trumps first 100 days. I would suggest that yes, the Supreme Court is a big deal but the things that chairman pai are working on right now potentially have the longest impact of anything coming out of this administration. That is definitely debatable. So ive been a Freedom Works fr 12 years. In 12 years ago when i started, visit one of the first issues we worked on. And last year i was very nervous that we were going in the wrong direction. President
Internet service should no longer be treated like a public utility with strict rules. We be hit with those firstt of o onehundred days guess the Supreme Court is a big deal but what chairman pai is working on has a long list impact of anything coming out of this of ministration i have been a Freedom Works for 12 years and 12 yearss ago and last year was very nervous that we were going to wrong direction. President obama pass new regulations on the internet. That there are 15,000,000,015,000,000,000. So we go to will hold new level of change we can try to regulate the changer let the market develop so we are encouraged to listen to chairman pai and his announcements to open in the internet for development to open competition and to have that any state regulation. End and to have that biggest impact in the long run so know i will introduce karen. [applause] is a pleasure to cohost this event from Freedom Works on that Freedom Works platform they are excited about the future. Is not going
Internet service should no longer be treated like a public utility with strict rules. We be hit with those firstt of o onehundred days guess the Supreme Court is a big deal but what chairman pai is working on has a long list impact of anything coming out of this of ministration i have been a Freedom Works for 12 years and 12 yearss ago and last year was very nervous that we were going to wrong direction. President obama pass new regulations on the internet. That there are 15,000,000,015,000,000,000. So we go to will hold new level of change we can try to regulate the changer let the market develop so we are encouraged to listen to chairman pai and his announcements to open in the internet for development to open competition and to have that any state regulation. End and to have that biggest impact in the long run so know i will introduce karen. [applause] is a pleasure to cohost this event from Freedom Works on that Freedom Works platform they are excited about the future. Is not going
So i have been at freedomworks for 12 years and 12 years ago, when i started, this is one of the first issues we worked on. And last year, i was very nervous that we were going in the wrong direction. President obama had passed new regulations on the internet that i had feared would permanently stop innovation particularly there are 15 billion devices connected to the internet today. 157 billion. In 2020, that number will go up to 50. So obviously, were going to getting to a whole new level of change. And we can either try and regulate that change or we can let the market develop. So we are encouraged to hear the chairman pai the announcements hes going to be making today, were going to be looking at opening up the internet for development and throwing it open in a way that will increase competition, sorry will throw the internet open in a way that increases competition and does away with trying to have an antistate regulation. So elections have consequences. And as i said at the end o