John,
Susan Collins is one of the handful of Republicans who have stood up for net neutrality.
But now she's wavering, and the Koch brothers and other big corporations are funding a fake grassroots "astroturf" campaign to try to make it seem like Maine people don't support net neutrality—so they can pressure her to drop her support for good.1,2
We need to mobilize our supporters in Maine and other states to stop Big Cable's astroturf attacks on net neutrality. Will you donate to help stop anti-net neutrality astroturfing and help pass the Save the Internet Act?
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Net neutrality is one of the only issues that has widespread bipartisan support, with more than 8 in 10 voters favoring it across party lines. That's why we were able to get Sen. Collins to vote last year to overrule FCC Chair Ajit Pai and restore net neutrality.3
But then, the astroturf attacks on net neutrality started, and now she's wavering.
Last October, Sen. Collins voted to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who is openly anti-net neutrality. And now, she has refused to support the Save the Internet Act, the bill to restore net neutrality protections at the FCC.
The Maine Heritage Policy Center is a Koch-funded group masquerading as a grassroots independent organization.4 The Center recently authored an article parroting Ajit Pai's lies claiming that net neutrality is a threat to investment and would hurt rural Mainers.5
If we can get the Save the Internet Act past Grim Reaper Mitch McConnell and to the Senate floor for a vote, Sen. Collins' vote is going to be critical for us to win. We can't let billionaire interests get her ear first.
We're mobilizing grassroots support to convince Sen. Collins to stand up for net neutrality, and we're fighting against the Koch brothers' billions to do it. Will you donate to help pass the Save the Internet Act?
Yes, I'll donate to help stop anti-net neutrality astroturfing and help pass the Save the Internet Act.
For the Internet,
Evan at Fight for the Future
Footnotes:
1. The Maine Wire: https://www.themainewire.com/?s=net+neutrality
2. Maine Insights: http://maineinsights.com/report-maine-heritage-policy-centers-fun
3. The Hill: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/438133-mcconnell-net-neutrality-bill-dead-on-arrival-in-senate
4. Bangor Daily News: https://bangordailynews.com/2014/04/20/opinion/how-the-koch-brothers-greenback-influences-green-jobs-clean-energy-debate/
5. The Maine Wire: https://www.themainewire.com/2019/07/net-neutrality-stifles-investment-and-innovation/
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