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November 30, 2012 | News, Press Releases

The IA Applauds House Passage of STEM Jobs Act

Washington, D.C. — Today, The Internet Association (“The IA”) issued the following statement applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the STEM Jobs Act by a 245-139 vote:

“The Internet Association applauds the passage of high-skilled immigration reform in the U.S. House of Representatives.  This important legislation will fix a broken system and allow American educated STEM graduates to work in this country, utilizing their skills to grow our economy and keep America competitive.  The IA plans to work with Republicans and Democrats on this issue. Action is needed now to send this vital job creation measure to the President’s desk.”

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June 4, 2013 | News, Other, Statements

Statement on White House Announcement on Patent Trolls

Washington, D.C. – The Internet Association released the following statement applauding today’s announcement by the White House regarding patent trolls: The Internet Association applauds the executive actions on high-tech patents announced by the White House today and we echo the President’s call for legislation to put patent trolls out of business for good. As the President said, patent trolls are nothing more than extortionists, abusing the court system to shake down innocent inventors, entrepreneurs and end users…

May 16, 2013 | News, Statements

Statement on House Passage of Internet Governance Legislation (H.R. 1580)

Washington, D.C. – The Internet Association released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1580 by the U.S. House of Representatives:

This week, the House of Representatives took an important step to protect Internet freedom by preserving the Internet’s multi-stakeholder governance model as official U.S. policy. This legislation sends a strong signal to the international community that the United States is committed to promoting a global Internet free from government control.

Protecting a free Internet for all people is essential to the preservation of political and economic liberty. The Internet Association supports the flow of information free from government control. We applaud the House Energy and Commerce leadership on this issue and appreciate the broad bipartisan support of this bill.

May 9, 2013 | News, Other

Statement: The Internet Association Welcomes Senator Schumer’s Patent Bill

Washington, D. C. – The Internet Association, the D.C. based trade organization representing the interests of leading Internet companies, issued the following statement from its President and CEO Michael Beckerman on the introduction of S.866, the Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013: “The Internet Association welcomes Senator Schumer’s introduction of S.866, which will expand andRead more »