Rep Doyle Vows to Continue Net Neutrality CRA Fight

House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Doyle (D-PA) vowed to keep fighting to nullify the Federal Communications Commission's network neutrality rules rollback, but in outlining the road ahead, he also put a spotlight on the up-Hill battle. "Americans lost an important right today when the FCC’s order nullifying the federal Net Neutrality policy went into effect,” he said. “People won’t see any major changes today, but unless Net Neutrality is restored, consumers, innovator, and small businesses will see their service deteriorate, their choices decrease and their costs go up over time as Internet Service Providers start throttling internet speeds, blocking content and prioritizing service to hurt their competitors.” Ranking Member Doyle also said that he currently has 170 votes for a discharge petition that would force House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to hold a floor vote on the CRA. Speaker Ryan is unlikely to do so otherwise. "We just need 50 more to get a vote," Ranking Member Doyle said, but that "just" is a big ask since the 170 does not even include all the Democrats, and the 50 more would have to include a couple dozen Republicans.