President Obama on net neutrality: I wouldn’t be president without an open Internet

President Barack Obama spoke about the recent court decision that gutted the nation's network neutrality law, saying that he expects the Federal Communications Commission to take action to preserve the open Internet, which proved crucial in his presidential campaign.

"It's something that I've cared deeply about ever since I ran for office, in part because my own campaign was empowered by a free and open Internet and the ability for citizens all across the country to engage and create and find new ways and new tools to mobilize themselves," President Obama said. "A lot of that couldn't have been done if there were a lot of commercial barriers and roadblocks and so I've been a strong supporter of net neutrality." President Obama said he expects the FCC to do something, although he said he won't intervene directly.