Central ND News

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) have taken a stand against the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) "digital discrimination" rules by introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution aims to nullify the FCC's rules and protect the U.S. broadband industry from what they consider unjustifiable federal control.

Senator Cramer expressed his concerns, stating, “The FCC’s rulemaking is not about discrimination, but rather about government control. The internet has successfully thrived in a free market, and more government control will not improve it.”

Senator Lee echoed these sentiments, calling the FCC's rules a "solution in search of a problem" and a "broad overreach that threatens to entangle the internet in red tape." He emphasized the importance of maintaining the internet as a dynamic and competitive marketplace for ideas, free from excessive government regulation.

The resolution has garnered support from various organizations and groups, including Americans for Prosperity, Americans for Tax Reform, Heritage Action for America, R Street Institute, and Taxpayers Protection Alliance. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which sued the FCC in January over the rulemaking, also backs the resolution, arguing that the FCC exceeded its authority and acted "arbitrarily and capriciously."

Several other U.S. Senators have cosponsored the resolution, including Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Roger Marshall (R-KS), and many more, highlighting the bipartisan effort to challenge the FCC's rules and defend the broadband industry from what they perceive as government overreach.