Sitting FCC Commissioners Invited to House Hearing Amid Sohn Uncertainty
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and the three other commissioners will testify at the House Communications Subcommittee’s planned March 31 FCC oversight hearing, the Commerce Committee said Thursday. The panel had earlier left the witness list unspecified to allow flexibility in…
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case the Senate confirmed FCC nominee Gigi Sohn before the hearing (see 2203080076). Senate Democratic leaders eyed initial votes this week on Sohn and FTC nominee Alvaro Bedoya (see 2203220058), but decided against it because it couldn’t ensure all 50 Democratic senators would be available on the floor, lobbyists told us. Three Democrats remained absent during Thursday votes: Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. House Communications’ partly virtual hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn.