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President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, walks toward Marine One at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, April 22, 2014, after the president arrived on Air Force One, and before traveling to the community of Oso, Wash., which was hit by a deadly mudslide on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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President Barack Obama, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, walks toward Marine One at Paine Field in Everett, Wash., Tuesday, April 22, 2014, after the president arrived on Air Force One, before heading to Oso, Wash., which was hit by a deadly mudslide on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., talks with Senators during a meeting of the Senate Climate Action Task Force prior to taking to the Senate Floor all night to urge action on climate change on Monday, March 10, 2014, in Washington, from left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D, Vt., Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D- Conn., Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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"This decision is a blow to the principles of fairness and competition that our innovation economy is built on," said Sen. Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat. "[T]his ruling puts the reins of power in the hands of telecom conglomerates, allowing them to create fast and slow lanes on a tiered Internet." (Associated Press)