Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in support of H. J. Res. 37 – a resolution of disapproval to stop the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) internet regulation.
Washington, DC – Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) voted Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in support of H. J. Res. 37 – a resolution of disapproval to stop the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) internet regulation.
Guthrie participated in a hearing and subsequent markup in the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee today on the impact of the FCC’s controversial internet regulations.
“We have seen in recent years how government regulation and intervention only stifles our economy and job creation,” Guthrie said. “The FCC’s net neutrality rules are a solution in search of a problem and I have grave concerns over the FCC extending its reach and regulating the internet.”
The legislation was introduced last month by both House and Senate leaders under the Congressional Review Act, which provides Congress with an expedited process to nullify agency rules.
NOTE: House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced the legislation on the House side. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) joined Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and others to introduce identical legislation in the Senate.
