Senate Republicans Move to Prevent Proposed FCC Rules

Senate Republicans moved to prevent the FCC's proposed rules on net neutrality with an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill that would tie up funding at the agency for new regulatory mandates, according to the Washington Post.

"We must tread lightly when it comes to new regulations. Where there have been a handful of questionable actions in the past on the part of a few companies, the Commission and the marketplace have responded swiftly," said Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas).

"The case has simply not been made for what amounts to a significant regulatory intervention into a vibrant marketplace. These new regulatory mandates and restrictions could stifle investment incentives,"


The two republican commissioners at the FCC issued a statement saying, "We are concerned that both factual and legal conclusions may have been drawn before the process has begun. We do not believe that the Commission should adopt regulations based merely on anecdotes, or in an effort to alleviate the political pressures of the day, if the facts do not clearly demonstrate that a problem needs to be remedied."

The move is unlikely to be approved in the Democrat majority Congress.

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