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07-19-2018, 12:25 PM
A single House Republican sides with Democrats on net neutrality
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There's a Democratic bill in the House of Representatives that seeks to void the FCC's repeal of net neutrality, restoring the Obama-era rules that once ensured a free and open internet.*
But even with the support of nearly every Democrat in the House, the petition still falls far short of the 218 signatures it needs to force a vote in the lower chamber on overturning the net neutrality repeal.*
SEE ALSO: Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s SCOTUS pick, could be the final nail in net neutrality's coffin (https://mashable.com/2018/07/10/brett-kavanaugh-net-neutrality/)
However, on Tuesday, the vast majority (http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364528-poll-83-percent-of-voters-support-keeping-fccs-net-neutrality-rules) of Americans who support the Obama-era policy were given a new reason to hope: Rep. Mike Coffman became the first House Republican to stand with Democrats on net neutrality, signing his name to their petition to force a vote. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/18/net-neutrality-21st-century-internet-gop-coffman/)
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There's a Democratic bill in the House of Representatives that seeks to void the FCC's repeal of net neutrality, restoring the Obama-era rules that once ensured a free and open internet.*
But even with the support of nearly every Democrat in the House, the petition still falls far short of the 218 signatures it needs to force a vote in the lower chamber on overturning the net neutrality repeal.*
SEE ALSO: Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s SCOTUS pick, could be the final nail in net neutrality's coffin (https://mashable.com/2018/07/10/brett-kavanaugh-net-neutrality/)
However, on Tuesday, the vast majority (http://thehill.com/policy/technology/364528-poll-83-percent-of-voters-support-keeping-fccs-net-neutrality-rules) of Americans who support the Obama-era policy were given a new reason to hope: Rep. Mike Coffman became the first House Republican to stand with Democrats on net neutrality, signing his name to their petition to force a vote. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/18/net-neutrality-21st-century-internet-gop-coffman/)
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