Senate Democrats won’t be scoring many legislative victories this year. So Wednesday’s expected win on a joint resolution that would upend the effort by the Federal Communications Commission to reverse Obama-era regulations on net neutrality will be cause for mild celebration.
The Senate voted, 52-47, in favor of a motion to proceed to the measure under the expedited rules of the Congressional Review Act, with the chamber expected to pass the resolution mid-afternoon.
Democrats, led by Sen. Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, picked up the support of Sen. Susan Collins. The backing of the Maine Republican was known in advance, but it still underscores just how close the margins are on the Senate floor. Two more Republicans, Louisiana’s John Kennedy and Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, voted to proceed to the measure as well.
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This is why I'd like to gain about a half dozen seats in the Senate in '18. At that point they have no excuses. Not that Turtle Mitch won't make them, but we can feel free to walk away from any future inaction after that knowing that we gave them every tool in the box to get something done.
