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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1570112" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/19/republicans-cant-overturn-the-fccs-new-net-neutrality-rules-without-this-democrat-and-hes-not-playing-along/?tid=rssfeed" target="_blank">Republicans can’t overturn the FCC’s new net neutrality rules without this Democrat. And he’s not playing along. - Washington Post</a></strong></p><p></p><p>It's no secret that Republicans want to replace the Federal Communications Commission's new net neutrality regulations with legislation. But they need Democrats to do it — and at least one prominent liberal is signaling that he won't go along with the plan unless the GOP substantially changes the deal on the table.</p><p></p><p>Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) is the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. On Wednesday, he reiterated what he's been saying for weeks: That he's open to working with Republicans on a "truly bipartisan" bill aimed at preventing Internet providers from speeding up, slowing down or blocking Web sites. But he'll only cooperate, he said, "provided such action fully protects consumers, does not undercut the FCC's role and leaves the agency with flexible, forward-looking authority to respond to the changes in this dynamic broadband marketplace."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1570112, member: 1"] [B][URL='http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/19/republicans-cant-overturn-the-fccs-new-net-neutrality-rules-without-this-democrat-and-hes-not-playing-along/?tid=rssfeed']Republicans can’t overturn the FCC’s new net neutrality rules without this Democrat. And he’s not playing along. - Washington Post[/URL][/B] It's no secret that Republicans want to replace the Federal Communications Commission's new net neutrality regulations with legislation. But they need Democrats to do it — and at least one prominent liberal is signaling that he won't go along with the plan unless the GOP substantially changes the deal on the table. Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) is the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee. On Wednesday, he reiterated what he's been saying for weeks: That he's open to working with Republicans on a "truly bipartisan" bill aimed at preventing Internet providers from speeding up, slowing down or blocking Web sites. But he'll only cooperate, he said, "provided such action fully protects consumers, does not undercut the FCC's role and leaves the agency with flexible, forward-looking authority to respond to the changes in this dynamic broadband marketplace." [/QUOTE]
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