Democrats notch rare Senate victory with vote to restore net neutrality

Published May 16, 2018 7:48pm ET



Senate Democrats and a handful of Republicans passed a resolution Wednesday aimed at restoring “net neutrality” regulations that the Federal Communications Commission killed last year, thanks to a parliamentary tactic that gave the minority a unique opportunity to control the Senate floor agenda.

Lawmakers voted 52-47 to pass a resolution that would reverse an FCC decision ending an Obama-era rule requiring the government to regulate the Internet like it does the telecommunications industry.

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