Thiel, Blackburn, Collins to Speak at Republican Convention
Peter Thiel, a libertarian venture capitalist from Silicon Valley, will speak at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week, organizers said in a news release Thursday. Thiel is a delegate for GOP presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump (see 1606270078).…
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House Commerce Committee Vice Chairwoman Marsha Blackburn and House Communications Subcommittee member Chris Collins, R-N.Y., also are to speak. Also scheduled are House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who has focused on tech policy. “This year is different, and we’ll see how it goes,” Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters this week of the convention. “It’s our party’s effort in a presidential election year to talk about what we’re for and what we’re about, so that will go on. Our delegates are all going to be there. We’ll have a number of events going on to try to help our Senate candidates while we’re at the convention. So I think a lot of our members will be there to support those efforts and be part of the process.” Thune isn't scheduled to speak. Delegates drafting the 2016 GOP platform included language, ready for ratification at the convention, that says the internet “needs to be free and open to all ideas and competition without the government or service providers picking winners and losers” (see 1607130024).