Senate Democrats on Monday opened a hotline for FCC and...
Senate Democrats on Monday opened a hotline for FCC and FTC nominations, a Commerce Committee spokeswoman said. Hotlines are a means for assembling unanimous consent; one senator’s objection can derail the fast-track procedure. The hotline didn’t conclude before our deadline,…
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and had not yet begun on the Republican side. As of Monday morning, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, was still planning to place a hold, a spokeswoman said. Grassley does not object to the FCC nominees, Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel, but the senator has pledged to block their confirmations until the FCC gives him documents about communications among the commission, the White House and LightSquared investor Harbinger. The FTC nominations are for Maureen Ohlhausen and Jon Leibowitz.