mr. schumer: madam president.
the presiding officer: the
democratic leader.
mr. schumer: thank you,
madam president.
as the minority, we typically
cannot move legislation on the
floor without the consent of the
majority leader.
but under the rules governing
congressional review, any group
of 30 senators can petition to
discharge a c.r.a., a
congressional review act, from
the committee and bring it up to
the floor subject to majority
vote.
that's what senator markey has
just done with the c.r.a. on net
neutrality, and the vote that
just concluded means the full
senate will now consider it
because i believe there were
53 -- 52 votes in favor.
for the first time in this
congress the majority will be
called to vote on an issue.
i suspect they'd rather avoid.
net neutrality is a complex
issue but an incredibly
consequential one.
at stake is the future of the
internet, which until this point
in our history has remained free
and open, accessible and
affordable to most americans.
that...