The Senate's push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

The Senate’s push to overrule the FCC on net neutrality now has 50 votes, Democrats say

By Brian Fung January 15 at 8:00 PM

Fifty senators have endorsed a legislative measure to override the Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to deregulate the broadband industry, top Democrats said Monday.

The tally leaves supporters just one Republican vote shy of the 51 required to pass a Senate resolution of disapproval, in a legislative gambit aimed at restoring the agency's net neutrality rules.

Those rules, which banned Internet providers from blocking or slowing down websites, were swept away in a December vote led by Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Republicans had argued that the rules were too restrictive for industry, while Democrats said they provided a vital consumer protection.

The resolution aims to overturn the FCC's decision and prohibit the agency from passing similar measures in the future. It has the support of all 49 Democratic senators as well as one Republican, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.

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[hedda_foil]

1. McCain might be the 51st if he's able to make it back to the Senate one more time.

But he's obviously very, very ill from the glioma and debilitating cancer treatments for it.

[quartz007]

2. 3 months!