11-06-2019 18:33 via theverge.com

Democrats press Mitch McConnell to take up net neutrality bill

Today, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) took to the floor of the Senate in an attempt to force a vote on a bill to reinstate net neutrality on the one-year anniversary of its reversal. “Under Sen. McConnell’s leadership, the Republicans are trying to bury this bill in a legislative graveyard,” Markey said, referring to the Save the Internet Act passed by the House in April.
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) blocked the vote, arguing that much of what Democrats warned would happen follo
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