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Jazz Shaw HotAir.com 4/16/2011 A few days back the House took what is being called by some a “symbolic vote” aimed essentially at blocking the FCC’s ability to implement so-called Net Neutrality rules. A few days ago, Republicans, in a symbolic Congressional vote, nullified the order of net neutrality issued by the FCC. A resolution […] April 17th, 2011 | Tags: net neutrality, Presidential veto, Rep. Greg Walden | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, FCC, Internet | Comments are closed
Resolution not expected to make it to President’s desk John Eggerton Broadcasting & Cable 3/9/2011 After Democrats tried to introduce a number of amendments that were all ruled non-germane, the House Communications Subcommittee voted 15 to 8 Wednesday to block the FCC’s just-passed network neutrality rules. The vote came after a substantive hearing Wednesday on […] March 9th, 2011 | Tags: House Communications Subcommittee, J. HR 37, net neutrality, Rep. Edward Markey, Rep. Greg Walden, Rep. Henry Waxman | Category: 1st Amendment, Congress, FCC, Internet, Progressives, technology | Comments are closed
Juliana Gruenwald NationalJournal.com 2/17/2011 The House passed an amendment Thursday that would bar the Federal Communications Commission from using any funding to implement the network-neutrality order it approved in December. The amendment, approved on a 244-181 vote, was offered by Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., to legislation that would […] February 19th, 2011 | Tags: Congressional Review Act, House Energy and Commerce Committee, net neutrality, Rep. Edward Markey, Rep. Fred Upton, Rep. Greg Walden | Category: Barack Obama, Censorship, FCC, Internet, Politics, Taxes, Video | Comments are closed
FoxNews.com 2/12/2011 Seeking to hammer the final nail in the coffin of the Fairness Doctrine, two Republican lawmakers who are former broadcasters have reintroduced a bill that would prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating political speech on the airwaves. Amid calls for the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine after the assassination attempt on […] February 13th, 2011 | Tags: Broadcaster Freedom Act, Mignon Clyburn, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Rep. Greg Walden, Rep. James Clyburn, Rep. Mike Pence, Rush Limbaugh | Category: "Fairness Doctrine", 1st Amendment, FCC, History, Media, Politicians, Progressives, SCOTUS | Comments are closed
By Ian Talley Dow Jones Newswire 12/17/2009 WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. legislators have obtained a court order unsealing documents in a case involving a multi-million-dollar cap-and-trade fraud. Republican legislators say the records–due to be opened to the public in early January–could shed light on the potential challenges of policing a new, trillion-dollar commodities market that […] December 21st, 2009 | Tags: Anne Masters Sholtz, Rep. Greg Walden, Rep. Joe Barton | Category: California, Cap and Trade | Comments are closed
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