Free Press Pushed Hard Against Waxman Bill

When House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman thanked stakeholders for trying to come to consensus on compromise network neutrality legislation, he gave shout-outs to the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Public Knowledge, and the Center for Democracy for their "steadfast advocacy". Notably absent from that list was steadfast advocate Free Press.

Free Press President Josh Silver warned the Open Internet Coalition that if it supported the Waxman bill, Free Press, which is a member, would pull out. OIC had been at the table at various negotiations over the bill, but Free Press had its own representative at the Waxman negotiations and wanted to make sure that it was clear OIC was not speaking for them.