<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Davis even refused to denounce the President's inflammatory tweet on potential nuclear war with N Korea. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 5, 2018, at 7:17 AM, Karen Aram <<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com">karenaram@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Our two Democrats will fight for Net Neutrality, our Republican, Davis, is opposed, hardly a shock.
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<div class="">On Jan 5, 2018, at 01:52, Debra Schrishuhn <<a href="mailto:deb.pdamerica@gmail.com" class="">deb.pdamerica@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">Duckworth is also on board. She co-sponsored Sen Markey's resolution. <br class="">
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On Jan 4, 2018, at 2:15 PM, Karen Aram <<a href="mailto:karenaram@hotmail.com" class="">karenaram@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="">In relation to our letters to our Representatives, reflecting Net Neutrality. Richard Durbin has responded in the affirmative:
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<p class="" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;"><span class="">“</span><span class="">On December 15, I announced that I will cosponsor a Congressional Review Act resolution Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is planning to introduce that would undo
the FCC’s harmful action of repealing net neutrality rules.</span><span class=""> "</span></p>
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<p class="">Dear Ms. Aram:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt;" class=""><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">Thank
you for contacting me to share your views about net neutrality.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> I appreciate hearing from you. </span>
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<span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">In February
2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt new net neutrality rules that would preserve the internet as an open platform for consumer choice and competition. </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">These rules prohibited Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing down customers' access to websites and banned ISPs from charging content providers for faster delivery of certain information to users.</span>
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<span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">The FCC adopted these rules by taking
a regulatory step to reclassify broadband service under Title II of the Telecommunications Act.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> Reclassification of broadband under Title II provided the agency with much broader authority to establish strong net
neutrality rules and allowed broadband services to be treated as a public utility.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> Opponents argue the reclassification was an overreach of the agency's authority and will increase taxes on consumers. </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt;" class=""><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">On
May 18, 2017, the FCC voted to adopt the proposed rule, Restoring Internet Freedom (Docket 17-108). </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">The rule rolled back many of the central tenants of net neutrality. </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">The
rule also repealed regulations allowing the FCC to investigate suspected anti-competitive business practices of ISPs.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt;" class=""><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">On
December 12, 2017, I joined 38 of my Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter calling on FCC Chairman Pai to abandon his plan to repeal the agency's net neutrality rules.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> However, on December 14, 2017, despite millions
of public comments opposing the action and over the objections of tech companies like Netflix, Reddit, and Etsy, the FCC voted along party lines to repeal the net neutrality rules.</span></p>
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rollback of net neutrality threatens access to a free and open internet.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> This action amounts to the FCC letting ISPs pick winners and losers, charge people more for service, and even block certain parts of the internet.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt;" class=""><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">On
December 15, I announced that I will cosponsor a Congressional Review Act resolution Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is planning to introduce that would undo the FCC's harmful action of repealing net neutrality rules.</span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt;" class=""><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">A
transparent and fairly managed flow of information is essential to a true democracy and benefits a growing economy. </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">I will keep your thoughts in mind should the Senate consider legislation that would impact net
neutrality rules.</span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:14pt;" class=""><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> </span><span class="">Thank
you again for contacting me.</span><span class=""> </span><span class=""> Please feel free to keep in touch.</span></p>
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