[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             NET NEUTRALITY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, yesterday, Republicans in both the 
House and Senate, led by Senator Hutchison, introduced a resolution of 
disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the so-called 
net neutrality regulations recently adopted by the Federal 
Communications Commission.
  We believe, as most Americans do, that the Internet has transformed 
our society precisely because people have been free to create and 
innovate free from government intrusion. As Americans become more aware 
of what is happening here, I suspect many will be as alarmed as I am at 
the government's growing involvement in this area of our lives. They 
will wonder if this is a Trojan horse for further meddling by the 
government. We intend to use the tools available to us to push back 
against this meddling, and I want to thank Senator Hutchison for taking 
the first step in our effort.

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