Jonathan Adelstein, one of the agency's Democratic commissioners, said the agency had received 12,000 complaints.

The Democratic commissioner charged election years politics was the real concern of the Republicans.

The three Democratic commissioners also called out the scariest rhetoric surrounding network neutrality rules.

Three Republican and one Democratic commissioner voted for the exemption.

The five Democratic commissioners voted in favor of the measure, and the four Republicans opposed it.

The two Democratic commissioners issued statements that dissented in part from the order that adopted the rules.

At present, there are two Republican and two Democratic commissioners.

Two weeks ago, the two Democratic commissioners called for public hearings that could delay approval.

The two Democratic commissioners still voted for him yesterday.

Portune was the first Democratic commissioner elected in 36 years.