Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, refused to lift his hold on...
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, refused to lift his hold on FCC nominees Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel, even though he received LightSquared documents from the commission (CD April 9 p8) by way of the House Commerce Committee. A Grassley spokeswoman…
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said the agency didn’t hand over all the documents that he wanted. “According to the FCC, the documents all have been previously released through the Freedom of Information Act,” she said. “Therefore, Senator Grassley’s hold on the FCC nominees will continue until the FCC demonstrates its commitment to comply with the House committee’s request and produce new, internal documents.” Grassley is working closely with the House Commerce Committee to obtain the documents, she said. Grassley “expects this process will lead to more transparency from the FCC that will help to hold the commission accountable and allow the FCC commissioner nominees to move forward,” she said. An FCC spokeswoman didn’t say whether the commission plans to provide any more documents.