A Senate attempt to “hotline” a spectrum inventory bill was...
A Senate attempt to “hotline” a spectrum inventory bill was thwarted by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. The bill was put up for a unanimous consent vote last week (CD April 19 p9). Hill staffers said Coburn objected to additional spending…
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that would be required by the bill (S-649), which is sponsored by Senate Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine. Kerry and Snowe are working with concerned parties to see if they can find a way forward soon, said a Senate staffer. A Kerry spokeswoman declined comment and a spokesman for Coburn didn’t respond to a request for comment. Coburn Communications Director John Hart told NextGov.com that his boss “believes our budget crisis is more pressing than our bandwidth crisis. Congress should pay for this bill by reducing wasteful spending instead of borrowing more from future generations.” The House last week passed similar legislation (HR-3125) by House Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif.