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President Joe Biden signed a 2021 executive order encouraging the FCC to reinstate them, which the FCC voted to do along party lines in April.
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Rules packages are typically approved along party lines, though Johnson is set to have only a 219-215 majority with which to pass it.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Senate Judiciary Committee members approved it in a vote of 6 to 3, largely along party lines.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The vote failed 4-4 along party lines, essentially stalling the projects until the commission signs off.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Rules packages are typically approved along party lines, though Johnson is set to have only a 219-215 majority with which to pass it.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Senate Judiciary Committee members approved it in a vote of 6 to 3, largely along party lines.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The vote failed 4-4 along party lines, essentially stalling the projects until the commission signs off.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Party line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/party%20line. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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