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Senate Democrats to Force Vote on Net Neutrality on May 9th

posted by takyon on Friday May 04 2018, @01:36PM   
from the resolve-to-disapprove dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Senate Democrats plan to force vote on net neutrality May 9th

Democrats in Congress have been against the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules from the beginning. They've had the signatures in favor of restoring the rules since January, along with a companion House bill (with 80 co-sponsors). Senator Edward J. Markey also introduced a formal Congressional Review Act "resolution of disapproval" in February. Now, Markey tweeted that Democrats will force a floor vote restore the rules on May 9th.

Also at The Verge and Tom's Hardware.

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• Re:Do they have the votes? Re:Do they have the votes? (Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday May 04 2018, @06:04PM (1 child)

  by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday May 04 2018, @06:04PM (#675776) Journal

  Yeah, the Dems who passed the Net Neutrality rules that were just repealed are totally opposed to those policies.

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• Re:Do they have the votes? (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @06:41PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 04 2018, @06:41PM (#675802)

  Yes, amazing, the Democrats supported concentrating control of the internet in the executive branch...when the Democrats controlled the executive branch. You honestly think they want to give Trump's FCC the keys to the castle? Do you?

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