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Two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission indicated they have serious concerns about Chairman Tom Wheeler's net neutrality proposal, casting doubt on his ability to start considering the plan next week.

The comments by Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel came as Amazon, Google, Facebook and Yahoo led a group of about 150 online companies in writing to the FCC on Wednesday saying Wheeler's proposal to allow broadband providers to charge for faster delivery of content posed "a grave threat to the Internet."

With the two Republicans on the five-person agency opposed to enacting new net neutrality rules, Wheeler needs the votes of his fellow Democrats to move his plan forward.

An FCC spokesman said Wednesday that Wheeler intended to push ahead with his proposal.

Wheeler angered liberals and public interest groups last month when he unveiled details of his attempt to reestablish rules for Internet traffic after a federal court ruling overturned the agency's 2010 regulations.

Critics complained Wheeler was backtracking on the FCC's longstanding view that all legal online content should be treated equally and phone and cable companies shouldn't be allowed to create high-speed toll lanes on the Internet.

Such pay-for-priority arrangements would lead to higher prices for consumers, the critics said.

On Wednesday, Rosenworcel called on Wheeler to postpone a planned May 15 vote that would begin the formal rulemaking process. She asked for a delay of at least a month because she has "real concerns" about his proposal and wants to allow more time for public comment.

"His proposal has unleashed a torrent of public response. Tens of thousands of e-mails, hundreds of calls, commentary all across the Internet," Rosenworcel said in a speech to a meeting of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in Washington.

"We need to respect that input and we need time for that input," she said.

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Facebook CEO wades into immigration debate
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes a public role on the immigration debate, asking for comprehensive immigration reform. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes a public role on the immigration...

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Representative Luis Gutierrez discuss the history of immigration and impact of it on Chicago in Washington D.C.

Emanuel, who was President Barack Obamas first chief of staff, said the president would take executive action if the House did not pass a bill.

Gutierrez, a champion of immigration reform, said he was encouraged by this weeks primary win by Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., who is among Republicans who favor immigration reform and who beat back a challenge from the right.

Gutierrez said 2,000 Latino citizens in the U.S. turn 18 every day and they turn 18 angry at a particular party because of how it treats them as a community of people.

He said he and allies were helping people become citizens and registering them to vote. More than 70 percent of Latino-Americans and more than 70 percent of Asian Americans voted for Obama, he said.

The House now has 233 Republicans and 199 Democrats. Gutierrez predicted that 25 to 30 Republicans would join Democrats in support of comprehensive legislation. The Republican Party understands that its future as a national party, as a national party that can really win national elections, is at stake here, Gutierrez said.

Yet observers think the prospects of House passage are dwindling as mid-term elections approach in November. The Democratic-led Senate passed immigration reform legislation last year.

During the Urban Institute appearance, Emanuel lauded Chicagos embrace of immigrants. He noted that his grandfather left Moldova, near Romania, in 1917 when he was 13 years old in order to get away from anti-Jewish pogroms.

The mayor said Chicagos Mexican-American population is equal to that of the fifth largest city in Mexico, and no city outside of Warsaw has more Polish people than Chicago.

He singled out the 2012 visit by Nobel Peace Prize winners to Frederick Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center, a Chicago public school that he said was predominantly Jewish when his mother studied there.

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Hillary Clinton: #39;Stay tuned #39; on 2016 run
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she #39;s still trying to decide if she #39;s "ready" for a 2016 presidential run during a keynote speech at the National Council for Behavioral Health...

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