Amy Klobuchar Calls For Net Neutrality 'Guarantee' In 2020 Presidential Announcement

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she wanted to 'guarantee' net neutrality for all Americans during her 2020 presidential campaign kickoff speech. '[T]he senator bringing it up in her announcement marked perhaps the most high-profile stage the issue has had in terms of recent presidential politics,' reports The Daily Dot. From the report: The Minnesota senator brought up the issue among other technology platform goals, including privacy and cybersecurity. 'Way too many politicians have their heads stuck in the sand when it comes to the digital revolution. 'Hey guys, it's not just coming. It's here.' If you don't know the difference between a hack and Slack, it's time to pull off the digital highway,' she said. 'What would I do as president? We need to put some digital rules of the road into law when it comes to people's privacy.'

She added: 'For too long the big tech companies have been telling you, don't worry, we've got your back,' she said. 'While your identities, in fact, are being stolen and your data is being mined. Our laws need to be as sophisticated as the people who are breaking them. We must revamp our nation's cybersecurity and guarantee net neutrality for all. And we need to end the digital divide by pledging to connect every household to the internet by 2022, and that means you, rural America.' Other Democrats seeking the 2020 nomination have shown support for net neutrality in the past. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) tweeted late last month about reports suggesting that telecom investments have not risen since the FCC's controversial repeal of net neutrality, calling the decision 'another handout to big corporations & telecom giants.'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) also told a crowd in Iowa last month that she believed 'in net neutrality the same way I believe everybody should have access to electricity,' according to the Washington Post.

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