Senator Markey Leads Democratic Senators in Demanding Vote on Net Neutrality Legislation

Sens Ed Markey (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) took to the floor of the Senate to demand an immediate vote on the Save the Internet Act, legislation that reverses the repeal by President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission of critical network neutrality protections. The Save the Internet Act enshrines the three legacy net neutrality principles – no blocking, no throttling and no paid prioritization – and empowers the FCC to prohibit unjust, unreasonable and discriminatory practices. The legislation codifies the FCC’s 2015 Open Internet Order in a similar manner to last year’s Congressional Review Act (CRA) introduced by Sen Markey that passed the Senate with bipartisan support. The Save the Internet Act is co-sponsored by 46 Senate Democrats.