Ehrlich Pushes Democrats to Negotiate on Net Neutrality Legislation
Ev Ehrlich, who consults for telecom clients, attempted to pressure Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, both Michigan Democrats, to negotiate on the GOP draft net neutrality bill from Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D. “But whether you like…
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[net neutrality] or not, a new law is a better way to set policy than regulatory decrees that risk disappearing in mid-air,” said Ehrlich, a Progressive Policy Institute fellow and former undersecretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton, in an op-ed for The Detroit News Friday. “Democrats are in their strongest position to influence legislation. The Republicans are willing to concede the principle of net neutrality to avoid the regulatory mess.” He praised Thune’s draft bill, calling it the product of “a bipartisan group of senators,” including Commerce Committee ranking member Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Nelson has repeatedly said he has talked with Thune on the topic but never backed the draft, nor have any Democrats. The draft would codify net neutrality rules while curtailing FCC authority.