McCaskill's Ambitions for a Pay-TV Hearing Dashed
The hearing that Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., had hoped to hold on pay-TV industry billing practices fell apart and won't happen this Congress, if ever, industry officials told us last week. No notice for such a Senate Commerce Committee hearing…
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ever went out, and Congress is expected to recess Thursday. McCaskill had told us last week that she was struggling to nail down good witnesses (see 1412030047). The hearing originally was geared up for Dec. 10, with representatives from the American Cable Association and Consumers Union poised to testify. Commerce typically must send out a notice of forthcoming hearings by a week before, and no notice went out Wednesday, and officials first began hearing it was off that day. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., also cast doubt then, saying it was a “high wish” on McCaskill’s part. McCaskill was seen as especially keen to hold the hearing now because Democrats won't be in power in the next Congress and such a hearing may not be in the cards then. McCaskill spokespeople didn't comment on the hearing or on what may happen in the next Congress when Democrats no longer control the agenda.