Thune, Upton Tell Obama There's 'Opportunity' to Compromise on Net Neutrality
Congressional Republicans told President Barack Obama they want to work with him on their net neutrality legislation. “There is an opportunity to work together to provide legislative certainty to the net neutrality goals you articulated" Nov. 10, Senate Commerce Committee…
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Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., and House Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said in a Monday letter to Obama. “We have put forward legislation that seeks to codify the principles you highlighted in your statement, including prohibiting blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization. This legislation places these principles into law, without the uncertainty of litigation that [FCC] action would entail.” They pointed to Obama’s State of the Union pledge to work with Republicans. The White House previously told Thune it backs the FCC moving forward with its own net neutrality order (see 1501200056).