The U.S. Senate *finally* confirmed Anna Gomez, President Biden’s pick to fill the tie-breaking seat on the Federal Communications Commission.

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HUGE NEWS: The U.S. Senate on Thursday *finally* confirmed President Biden’s pick to fill the tiebreaking seat on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will determine the fate of net neutrality.

Now, with Anna Gomez confirmed, the FCC can finally undo the damage done by Donald Trump’s FCC chair, Ajit Pai, and restore net neutrality. But Comcast and its lobbyists blocked President Biden from filling the seat for more than two years, and they will use every dirty trick in the book to block or delay net neutrality.

We must turn up the heat starting right now to make sure the FCC delivers on President Biden’s pledge to restore net neutrality.1

The final phase of our fight to restore net neutrality starts now. Chip in to help Demand Progress Action fight for net neutrality, and push for other key reforms.

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When Trump appointed former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai as chair of the FCC, Pai quickly repealed the net neutrality rules that prevented ISPs from prioritizing content that benefits their bottom line and dumping the rest of us on an internet slow lane.2

A Biden-appointed FCC member should have been able to help reverse Pai’s actions just as swiftly. But with nasty smear campaigns and mountains of cash, the telecom giants and their allies tanked Biden’s first pick to join the commission, leaving the FCC deadlocked 2-2.3,4

We can’t let that happen again.

Demand Progress Action helped mobilize a broad coalition of progressive organizations, including civil rights and environmental groups, to demand that the Senate confirm Anna Gomez and reconfirm Geoffrey Starks.5

Now, with a fully seated FCC and the restoration of net neutrality closer than ever before, we need to continue to ramp up grassroots pressure.

Will you donate to Demand Progress Action and help restore net neutrality, and fight for other key reforms?

With gratitude for all that you do,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action

Sources:
1. The Verge, "The White House might be running out of time to bring back net neutrality," March 16, 2023.
2. Slate, "Goodbye, Ajit Pai," January 20, 2021.
3. Fast Company, "When will Democrats deliver on their promise to restore net neutrality?," May 16, 2022.
4. Common Dreams, "'Infuriating': Telecom Lobbyists Spending Big Money to Keep Gigi Sohn Off FCC," April 28, 2022.
5. Action Network, "Restore net neutrality! Tell the Senate to confirm Geoffrey Starks to the FCC," September 7, 2023.

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