Several lawmakers and organizations have already signed the...
Several lawmakers and organizations have already signed the letter the Congressional Progressive Caucus plans to send the FCC later this week (CD May 12 p7) pressing for stronger net neutrality rules (see separate report above in this issue), relying on…
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Communications Act Title II authority rather than Section 706. According to a Dear Colleague letter sent Monday by caucus co-chairs Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the American Civil Liberties Union, Credo Action, Demand Progress, Democracy for America, MoveOn.org and the National Hispanic Media Coalition all endorse the letter. Signatories include House Judiciary Committee ranking member John Conyers, D-Mich., along with Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I.; Mike Capuano, D-Mass.; Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.; Donna Edwards, D-Md.; Alan Grayson, D-Fla.; Rush Holt, D-N.J.; Mike Honda, D-Calif.; Jared Huffman, D-Calif.; Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio; Barbara Lee, D-Calif.; John Lewis, D-Ga.; Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif.; Jim McGovern, D-Mass.; Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.; Mark Pocan, D-Wis.; Lucille Roybal-Allard, D-Calif.; Mark Takano, D-Calif.; and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C. “Over one million people have already gone on the record in support of reclassification,” the letter to lawmakers said. “We urge you to join us in pressing the FCC to consider this support for strong, enforceable open Internet rules as it moves forward with the rulemaking process.” The deadline to sign is Tuesday at close of business, it said. The letter to the FCC has not been officially released or sent.