The White House formally withdrew its nomination to...
The White House formally withdrew its nomination to the Senate for Tom Wheeler to join the FCC Thursday. The White House first nominated Wheeler on May 9, and the Senate approved Wheeler’s nomination by unanimous consent last week. He was…
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confirmed as FCC chairman Monday. An FCC spokesman explained the move as a technicality, in which Wheeler was nominated for former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s term, and when that term expired, he was nominated for a term of his own. The White House thus withdrew its initial nomination for the unexpired part of Genachowski’s term after Wheeler was confirmed for his own term, the spokesman said.