During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. Al Gore
Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, CNN, March 9, 1999 when asked to cite accomplishments that separate him from another Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. Bill Bradley of New Jersey. One can’t take the ‘initiative’ to ‘create’ something which is already created. The node on the Internet was active in September 1969. The Internet was then known as the ARPANET. Al Gore started serving in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976.