Senate Commerce to Consider Nominees Next Week; Unknown if O'Rielly Among Them
The Senate Commerce Committee scheduled a full committee hearing Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. in 253 Russell to consider nominations. Nominees under consideration were not revealed in the notice or given in response to our inquiries. President Barack Obama nominated FCC…
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Commissioner Michael O’Rielly for a full term in October, and committee Republicans have told us they would like the Senate to approve O’Rielly’s renomination in the lame-duck session (see 1410100087). O’Rielly’s term expired this summer, and he is empowered as a commissioner through the end of next year.