{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://doyle.house.gov/press-release/doyle-announces-legislative-effort-save-net-neutrality", "Doyle Announces Legislative Effort to Save Net Neutrality", "2017-12-12", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "PA", "Mike Doyle", "D000482", "doyle.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, DC \u2013 December 12, 2017 \u2013, U.S. Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA-14), the Ranking Member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced today that he would introduce legislation to reverse FCC regulations to kill the Open Internet Order if the FCC votes to proceed with those regulations at its scheduled meeting on Thursday, December 14.\u00a0\n  \u201cNet Neutrality is essential for promoting innovation, competition, and economic growth on the Internet,\u201d Congressman Doyle said earlier today in announcing his plans. \u201cThe Open Internet Order, which currently protects Net Neutrality, was adopted only after years of efforts by Internet Service Providers to circumvent previous net neutrality rules in order to stop potential competitors and extract greater profits from their choke-hold on the \u201clast mile\u201d connecting consumers to online services. All you have to do is look at what went on over the last 10 or 15 years to see how the ISPs repeatedly sought to crush potential competitors and challenged the FCC\u2019s previous Net Neutrality rules in court to understand why the Open Internet Order was needed \u2013 and to see what will happen if the Open Internet Order is repealed.\n  \u00a0\u201cI was a vocal advocate for strong Net Neutrality rules for years before that, and I strongly supported the Open Internet Order when it was proposed in 2015,\u201d Congressman Doyle added.\n\t\u201cThis year, I\u2019ve been a vocal opponent of FCC Chairman Pai\u2019s misnamed \u201cRestoring Internet Freedom Order,\u201d which would repeal the Open Internet Order and abdicate the FCC\u2019s responsibility to ensure the kind of real competition that would increase Broadband speed and capacity, improve customer service, reduce prices, and promote innovation. Today, tens of millions of American homes have only one option for Internet Access. We used to call that a monopoly. Monopolies are notorious for charging high prices, providing lousy customer service, fighting off potential competitors, and stifling innovation and economic growth. The Chairman\u2019s plan could more accurately be called the \u201cRestoring Internet Service Providers\u2019 Freedom Act. Freeing up ISPs to block services, throttle content, and make \u2018paid prioritization\u2019 their Internet business model will block competition, throttle innovation, and make customers and online businesses pay more for less. That\u2019s not in the public interest, and it\u2019s perversely contrary to the FCC\u2019s mission.\u201d\n  \u201cThe answer to monopolies has always been regulation and competition, and as much as some of the FCC Commissioners don\u2019t want to acknowledge it, Net Neutrality and the regulation of ISPs under Title II are essential for providing real competition in the Broadband marketplace.\n  \u201cI am sending a letter signed by dozens of Members of Congress to the Commissioners tomorrow urging them not to vote on Chairman Pai\u2019s plan to repeal Net Neutrality at their meeting this week. If the FCC does adopt the Chairman\u2019s proposal to repeal the Open Internet Order, I plan to introduce legislation under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the so-called Restoring Internet Freedom Order.\u201d  \n\t\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://doyle.house.gov/press-release/doyle-announces-legislative-effort-save-net-neutrality"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8145337924361229, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}