Net neutrality hurts health care and helps porn, Republican senator claims

Enlarge / Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.). (credit: Getty Images | Bill Clark)

Republican senators yesterday claimed that net neutrality rules are hurting broadband network investment and urged Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai to overturn them.

"Chairman Pai, I would encourage you and the commission to revisit that order and to rescind it in its entirety," Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said during an FCC oversight hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee yesterday. "I believe you would have the support of a majority of this committee and substantial support in Congress."

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) agreed that net neutrality rules harm ISP investment and offered a lengthy analogy to explain why.

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