“Contact your Republican senator,” Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader, said in a speech before the vote. “See who votes for net neutrality and who votes against. “So the Democratic position is very simple: Let’s treat the internet like the public good that it is,” Mr. Schumer said. It is unclear if net neutrality still holds the same interest that set off nationwide protests last December when the F.C.C., led by chairman Ajit Pai, a President Trump appointee, dismantled the rules. And Mr. Schumer has plans to introduce a bill next month that would legalize marijuana.

Source: New York Times May 16, 2018 20:38 UTC