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Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-5th District, is being targeted by net neutrality activists racing to convince 38 members of the U.S. House of Representatives to get behind an 11th hour push to overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality.

As the tech news site Gizmodo reports, Scanlon, of suburban Philadelphia, is opposed to efforts to use the Congressional Review Act of 1996 (CRA), which would allow Congress, by resolution, to undo controversial the FCC rules passed in a party-line vote last November.

Backers need the support of 218 House lawmakers to force a vote - they’re now at 180 (all Democrats). As Gizmodo notes, 17 of those 38 holdouts (including Scanlon) are flush with telecom cash.

The Senate, as Gizmodo notes, has a much lower threshold of 30 votes to bring a CRA resolution to a vote. As a technical matter, the deadline to gather signatures expired Dec. 10, but because of a protracted fight over government funding, it’s been effectively extended to Dec. 21, Gizmodo reported

More from Gizmodo:

"Scanlon, whose campaign’s second largest contributor was Comcast and whose office has dodged inquiries from reporters, also claimed there was “no way” the required number of signatures would be collected before the December 10 deadline, failing to inform the some 3,000 Facebook viewers that the deadline has actually been extended. (It’s unclear whether Scanlon was misinformed.)

"Scanlon, whose campaign issue page featured a now-deleted section promoting net neutrality, also echoed a common telecom industry talking point: That net neutrality should only be addressed through congressional legislation, and that it should not fall under the purview of federal regulators—even though the FCC’s ability to enact administrative law stems entirely from legislation passed by Congress. This argument is oft-used by Republican lawmakers and net neutrality opponents when attempting to derail congressional efforts to overturn the FCC’s decision.

“Scanlon’s office was not taking calls on Tuesday, citing a move to her new office. Her communications director, Gabby Richards, did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent by email.”

In case you’ve forgotten why net neutrality is such a big deal, here’s a classic John Oliver segment that puts it all into focus.

The rest of the day’s news starts now.

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WolfWatch.

Gov. Tom Wolf has no public schedule today.

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