ALA Asking Stakeholders to Contact Congress About Net Neutrality

The American Library Association (ALA) is asking stakeholders to contact their members of Congress in favor of the Save the Internet Act of 2019, legislation introduced earlier this month that would re-instate Net Neutrality provisions. 

 ALA President Loida Garcia-Febo issued the following statement on the proposed legislation:

“A free and open internet is critical for equitable access to online information and resources for the nearly 120,000 libraries ALA represents and the communities we serve across America. And, according to a recent Program for Public Consultation at the University of Maryland poll, an overwhelming majority of people in this country — 86 percent — support strong, enforceable net neutrality rules that protect our lawful internet traffic against blocking, throttling and other interference. That’s why we continue to work on this important issue and appreciate the efforts of lawmakers today to restore net neutrality protections."

This is how you can find contact information for your members of Congress:

U.S. House of Representative: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

U.S. Senate: https://www.senate.gov/senators/contact