Headline Roundup January 8, 2018
Senate to Vote on Net Neutrality Repeal
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Thirty Democratic lawmakers have signed a resolution to overturn the FCC's recent net neutrality repeal, which is enough to force a vote on the measure. If it passes the Senate and the House, it will ultimately land on President Trump’s desk, who will make the final decision.
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The effort to block the FCC's repeal of net neutrality just hit an important milestone
Business Insider
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The effort to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's recent repeal of its net neutrality rules just crossed an important threshold.
Senate will force vote on overturning net neutrality repeal
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Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) has mustered the 30 votes necessary to force a vote on the FCC’s decision to repeal net neutrality. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) announced that she’s signed onto Markey’s request to overturn the new rules, under the Congressional Review Act — which lets Congress nullify recently passed regulations with a simple majority.
Democrats try to bring back net neutrality
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Democratic lawmakers said Monday that they have enough support to force a Senate vote on repealing the Trump administration's rollback of "net neutrality" regulations.
