McConnell: Net neutrality bill 'dead on arrival' in Senate
By Jordain Carney - 04/09/19 06:11 PM EDT
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that the Senate won't take up a net neutrality bill currently before lawmakers in the House.
“Dead on arrival in the Senate,†McConnell told reporters about the fate of the House bill, which is expected to get a vote in that chamber this week.
The bill would reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) regulations requiring internet service providers to treat all web traffic equally.
The Obama-era rules prohibited internet service providers from blocking or throttling web content or from creating so-called internet fast lanes.
The bill is expected to easily pass the Democrat-controlled House despite a veto threat from the White House. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said that the Trump administration “strongly opposes†the bill, dubbed the Save the Internet Act.
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