Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., plans an...
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., plans an executive session Tuesday off the floor of the Senate chamber to vote on Terrell McSweeny’s nomination to become an FTC commissioner, he said Thursday. Rockefeller has tried to move on McSweeny’s…
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nomination before, holding a Sept. 18 hearing on her confirmation (CD Sept 12 p1) and scheduling an Oct. 3 vote that was delayed due to the government shutdown (CD Oct 3 p9). President Barack Obama nominated McSweeny in June (CD June 24 p12), but her nomination has languished with that of two long-delayed FCC nominees due to Republican holds. Both FCC nominees were finally approved and were sworn in Nov. 4 (CD Nov 5 p1). A Commerce Committee spokesman did not comment.