Blumenthal Expects Wyden Hold on Earn It Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., was expected to place a hold on the Earn It Act (see 2007020050 and 2007080061), Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told us Wednesday. Wyden announced in Monday’s Congressional Record he plans to object to unanimous consent. S-3398…
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threatens free speech, privacy and security by magnifying the failures of anti-sex trafficking legislation passed in 2018, Wyden said: “By allowing any individual State to set laws for internet content, this bill would create massive uncertainty, both for strong encryption and constitutionally protected speech online.” He voiced support for providing more resources to law enforcement. This means the bill won’t pass by unanimous consent, Blumenthal said: “It will have to be scheduled for the floor and probably not before we go on recess. I know Sen. [Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.] is very interested in pushing it, as am I, and there’s a lot of support for it, as reflected in the” unanimous Senate Judiciary Committee vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., shouldn’t schedule a vote, eight free market groups wrote Tuesday, NetChoice, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and FreedomWorks among them. “Cross-ideological agreement is rare in the modern age, yet conservatives, progressives, and moderates are united by concerns about the EARN IT Act,” said NetChoice Vice President Carl Szabo.