Senator Reverend Warnock, lawmakers: “We applaud the leadership of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Anna Gomez for taking an important step to restore net neutrality protections for consumers, small businesses, and the American people”

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and a group of his Senate colleagues released the following statement applauding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to restore net neutrality: 

“We applaud the leadership of Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Geoffrey Starks and Anna Gomez for taking an important step to restore net neutrality protections for consumers, small businesses, and the American people. The decision to repeal net neutrality protections in 2017 went against strong public support and jeopardized a free and open internet. Today’s vote restores the FCC’s Title II authority over the most popular communication today: broadband internet. This will safeguard national security, advance public safety, and protect consumers. We commend the FCC for taking action to connect our constituents to broadband and move toward 100% connectivity,” said the senators. 

Senator Warnock is a champion for strengthening broadband access for Georgians across the state. Most recently, Senator Warnock led an effort urging the FCC to expand the E-Rate program, which would allow schools and libraries to provide Wi-Fi hotspots to students and educators. Additionally, in 2022 Senator Reverend Warnock hosted FCC Chair Rosenworcel in Jackson County. Senator Warnock has also worked with Senator Luján to urge the FCC to prevent digital discrimination by facilitating equal access to broadband internet through its rulemaking process. U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Peter Welch (D-VT), Angus King (I-ME), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) also co-signed the statement.