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title: "ITIF Commends Senate for Moving Ahead With Spending Bill Without Blocking ICANN Transition"
summary: |-
  Any effort by the U.S. government to delay or derail the transition would undermine the consensus developed by civil society and embolden other countries to intervene in the domain name system.
date: "2016-09-22"
content_type: "Press Releases"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2016/09/22/itif-commends-senate-moving-ahead-spending-bill-without-blocking-icann/"
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# ITIF Commends Senate for Moving Ahead With Spending Bill Without Blocking ICANN Transition

WASHINGTON—The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a technology policy think tank, today released the following statement from Daniel Castro, ITIF vice president:

*Transitioning oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) away from the United States will undoubtedly create unique risks and challenges for Internet governance. But it would be wrong to hold up the transition now as the proposal has been thoroughly vetted and approved by the global multistakeholder community. Any effort by the U.S. government to delay or derail the transition would undermine the consensus developed by civil society and embolden other countries to intervene in the domain name system. Congress should not inject partisan politics into this process. We commend the Senate for moving forward with a spending bill that does not put this transition in peril.*

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2016/09/22/itif-commends-senate-moving-ahead-spending-bill-without-blocking-icann/*