Breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktail parties to boot. The normal American citizen doesn't have that level of access or influence.

Both of the parties' proposals fail to get at the heart of the problem, which is a complete lack of enforcement of the rules in Congress. Without credible enforcement, new rules are just more words.

With Net Neutrality, the level playing field that gave us Google, YouTube and eBay when they were start-ups would suddenly start to tilt in favor of the big, established players.

As more and more people reach the Internet by mobile phone, we should make sure users are getting the open access they believe they're paying for.

It's crazy that the Constitution has to be amended to clarify what for the majority of Americans is a clear and true statement: corporations are not people.

Access to quality, affordable health care is particularly important here in Maine, where many of us own small businesses or are self-employed.