Chuck tries to save net

ALBANY — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday threw his support behind legislative efforts to restore socalled net neutrality.

Schumer, a New York Democrat, said he would back a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn this week’s decision by the Federal Communications Commission to repeal regulations that barred internet service providers from blocking or slowing web traffic.

“The bottom line is: America depends on a free and open internet to spur innovation and job creation,” Schumer said at a Manhattan press conference with tech industry leaders.

The CRA resolution, which would negate the FCC’s move, already has widespread Democratic support but faces an uphill battle in the GOP-controlled House and Senate.