{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://ruppersberger.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ruppersberger-issues-statement-on-net-neutrality", "Ruppersberger Issues Statement on Net Neutrality", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger", "R000576", "ruppersberger.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "(Washington, D.C.) \u2013 Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today issued the following statement on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit V. Pai\u2019s decision to hold a vote on the repeal of net neutrality rules today.\n\u201cI am strongly against Chairman Pai\u2019s hasty and misguided decision to move forward with a vote to repeal net neutrality rules. I am deeply concerned that Chairman Pai\u2019s current path for the FCC will result in an Internet environment that devalues consumers, small businesses and others that depend on open Internet principles. Chairman Pai\u2019s intentions to roll back net neutrality rules have been abundantly clear since he took over the FCC earlier this year despite millions of consumer statements in opposition during the open comment period. He has been unwavering in his pursuit of this goal. The Chairman should halt this vote immediately.\nWhile I do not approve of the FCC vote, it is clear that Congress must intervene and pass legislation. I have long urged the Congressional committees of jurisdiction to get to work to solve these problems for American consumers and businesses. Ultimately, we must make sure that ISPs cannot block, slow down or discriminate against lawful content on the Internet.\u201d", 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://ruppersberger.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/ruppersberger-issues-statement-on-net-neutrality"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.2194158993661404, "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"}