{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/reaction-of-senator-patrick-leahy-d-vt-to-the-fccs-vote-to-repeal-net-neutrality-protections", "Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To The FCCs Vote To Repeal Net Neutrality Protections", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "VT", "Patrick Leahy", "L000174", "www.leahy.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.14.17\n\t\t\t Reaction Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) To The FCC\u2019s Vote To Repeal Net Neutrality Protections \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t[Following is the statement of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) about the FCC\u2019s action Thursday to dismantle the FCC\u2019s earlier net neutrality rules.\u00a0 Leahy has long been a leading advocate of net neutrality and brought the Senate Judiciary Committee to Vermont to hear testimony from small Vermont businesses, libraries and ordinary Vermonters about the importance of keeping the internet unhindered by \u2018toll lanes\u2019 and other discriminatory practices.]\r\n\u201cToday the FCC took a wrecking ball to the pillars of freedom and openness upon which the Internet was built. \u00a0Without the protection of net neutrality rules, powerful telecommunication companies can decide which content gets preferential treatment and which gets throttled or even blocked.\u00a0 That will hurt consumers, small businesses and startups. \u00a0The FCC is stifling innovation and competition.\u00a0\r\n\u201cThis has been a rushed, cynical and slipshod process that has been fundamentally flawed.\u00a0 Chairman Pai and the FCC\u2019s Republican majority have shown a shocking disregard for the overwhelming input from the public, choosing instead to listen only to those with the deepest pockets.\u00a0 They have made it clear that the voices of the American people do not matter to them and will be ignored in President Trump\u2019s Washington.\u00a0 As a staunch supporter of net neutrality rules, I will keep fighting until these protections are restored.\u201d\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t Press Contact \n\t\t\t\tDavid Carle: 202-224-3693\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\t\n\t\n\t\n  \n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 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://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/reaction-of-senator-patrick-leahy-d-vt-to-the-fccs-vote-to-repeal-net-neutrality-protections"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5966950450092554, "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"}