Markey, Doyle Formally File CRA Resolution to Undo FCC Rescission of 2015 Net Neutrality Rules
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Mike Doyle, D-Pa., filed their long-promised Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal the FCC nixing 2015 net neutrality rules. It sets the stage for an anticipated months-long push to bring…
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the measure up for floor votes (see (see 1712110050, 1712120037 and 1712140044). Doyle and Markey touted what they perceive as growing momentum for the resolution, during a news conference in conjunction with the day's net neutrality “Day of Action.” Neither chamber's version has guaranteed majority support. Fifty senators and 150 House members have publicly declared as supporters or co-sponsors. Markey and other lawmakers emphasized the need for “one more” Republican senator beyond Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to join in supporting the resolution for it to pass in that chamber. “Whose side are you on?” he asked Tuesday. Backers have been urging Republicans who haven't declared a position on the measure, including Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., to join them. Kennedy told us he hasn't made up his mind. “I had another long meeting today with the folks” at the Congressional Research Service, he said, noting he now has a “thick” file and he's “still adding” information on the pros and cons of the resolution. If more Republicans don't “wise up and join us” in supporting the resolution, Democrats will make it a “major issue” in November midterm elections “and we will win,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., during the news conference. He vowed to force a Senate vote on the resolution before the 60 legislative-day timeline for using the CRA path expires (see 1712150049). Supporters of the 2015 rules' rescission criticized the CRA resolution, including Broadband for America, the Free State Foundation and USTelecom. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and 75 other municipal and local government officials jointly said in a letter to congressional leaders that they “strongly support” the measure. The Benton Foundation said it challenged the FCC net neutrality repeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.