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Submitted: March 14, 2011 - 9:22pm
Originally published: March 14, 2011
Last updated: March 14, 2011 - 9:45pm
Originally published: March 14, 2011
Last updated: March 14, 2011 - 9:45pm
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House Commerce Committee, Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20003, United States
The House Commerce Committee held a hearing on a resolution disapproving the Federal Communications Commission’s open Internet rules.
Democrats on the committee objected to the repeal on the grounds that it is unlikely to pass and because they say opposing network neutrality is bad policy. The committee should not be "wasting time on another partisan bill that is not going to become law," said ranking member Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA). He cited Comcast and AT&T acceptance of the rules. "The Republican resolution to repeal the FCC’s open Internet order isn't just a solution in search of a problem – it’s a resolution in search of problem," said Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA). Republicans said phone and cable companies only supported the rules because the FCC backed them into a corner.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) called network neutrality the "fairness doctrine of the Internet" and said the committee is doing "the right thing" by reorienting policy toward a pro-jobs approach.
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