Sen. Marsha Blackburn Attempts to Block Net Neutrality
The longtime Net Neutrality foe filed a joint resolution to nullify the FCC’s new regulations.

The longtime Net Neutrality foe filed a joint resolution to nullify the FCC’s new regulations.
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2024 – A Senate Republican last week took a step to nullify federal internet competition regulations, but the effort is unlikely to advance because of stiff Democratic opposition.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., last Tuesday introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to nullify the Federal Communications Commission's Net Neutrality rules adopted in April and scheduled to take effect next Monday. Blackburn has been a longtime opponent of FCC-imposed Net Neutrality rules.
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