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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>And our Oregon senators voted Yea or Nay?</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Diedre Conkling<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, November 10, 2011
1:30 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> libs-or; Publib<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> SRRT<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Libs-Or] INFORMATION:
Anti-net neutrality bill defeated in the U.S. Senate</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:24.0pt'>Anti-net neutrality bill defeated in the U.S. Senate</span></font></b></h1>
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href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/11/anti-net-neutrality-bill-defeated-in-the-u-s-senate/"
title="2:22 pm" rel=bookmark><span class=entry-date>November 10, 2011</span></a>
<span class=meta-sep>by</span><span class=byline> </span><span
class=authorvcard><a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/author/jroberts/"
title="View all posts by Jacob Roberts">Jacob Roberts</a></span><span
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href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/11/anti-net-neutrality-bill-defeated-in-the-u-s-senate/">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/11/anti-net-neutrality-bill-defeated-in-the-u-s-senate/</a></span></font></span></p>
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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Some good news on the <a
href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/tag/net-neutrality/"
title="Net Neutrality">net neutrality</a> front! Today, after months of
anticipation, the Senate voted on S.J. Res. 6 – an <em><i><font
face="Times New Roman">anti</font></i></em>-net neutrality bill to overturn the
Net Neutrality decision adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The final, partisan <a
href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=1&vote=00200">vote</a>
– 46 yeas and 52 nays – <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">defeated</font></i></em>
the bill!</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The defeat of the bill sends a clear message that
libraries and those they serve (the public) not only care strongly about this
issue but also depend upon a free and open internet to provide unfettered
access to all types of information. The bill’s demise now ensures that the FCC
order will take effect on November 20.</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you to all who reached out and contacted their
senators on this very important bill. In addition, thank you to those state
librarians and state library association members who provided targeted letters
to their senators in key states urging them to defeat the bill. The calls and
letters were invaluable in influencing the outcome of this vote!</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This outcome – the defeat of S.J. Res. 6 – is a big
win for libraries and those we serve!</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Corey Williams<br>
Association Director<br>
Office of Government Relations</span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>P.S. History on this issue is available on the ALA’s “<a
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/telecom/netneutrality/legislativeactivity/index.cfm">Net
Neutrality Legislative Activity</a>” site and includes links to letters the ALA
sent to both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/11/anti-net-neutrality-bill-defeated-in-the-u-s-senate/">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2011/11/anti-net-neutrality-bill-defeated-in-the-u-s-senate/</a></span></font></p>
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