FCC nominees may have moved one step closer to Senate...
FCC nominees may have moved one step closer to Senate confirmation after the House Commerce Committee on Friday shared the FCC’s LightSquared documents with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. Grassley was blocking votes on Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai until he…
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got the documents, but the senator’s hold “stands pending document review,” a Grassley spokeswoman said: The senator “appreciates receiving the documents, and he and his staff look forward to reviewing them.” Grassley and the committee “are continuing to work together, and we will have additional updates to share as we assess the information that has been delivered and what additional documents are needed for our investigations,” a House Commerce spokeswoman said. The committee isn’t yet publicly releasing the LightSquared documents, which amount to more than 13,000 pages (CD March 29 p1), she said. It’s up to House Commerce when to release the documents, the Grassley spokeswoman said. The documents comprise communications among the FCC, White House and LightSquared investor Harbinger.