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Senate Democrats Oppose Effort To Block Net Neutrality Rules
- Arstechnica, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 3:18 PM
Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) say they will oppose the GOP's attempt to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from enforcing the net neutrality rules. Earlier this year, a Republican budget proposal contained a provision that prohibited enforcement of the rules until after the courts rule on whether they're legal. "ISPs are certainly free to file their suits but until they prevail, and I don’t believe they will, there is no basis for Republicans blocking the FCC from doing its job," Franken said in a press conference today.
