Pai, Rosenworcel to Testify at April 3 Hearing on FCC Budget; Doyle Seeks Oversight Date
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel are slated to testify at an April 3 House Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee hearing on the agency's FY 2020 budget request, the Appropriations Committee said Wednesday. President Donald Trump's administration proposed more…
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than $335.6 million for the FCC and its Office of Inspector General, with $11 million allocated to OIG (see 1903180063). The hearing begins at 1:30 p.m. in 2362-A Rayburn. It will be Pai's first appearance at a House hearing since Democrats regained the majority in the chamber in January. House Democrats flagged more-critical FCC oversight as likely under their majority (see 1811140055). The House Communications Subcommittee “absolutely” wants to fulfill its promise for more regular FCC oversight hearings, but “it's just a matter of getting it in the queue” given Commerce Committee other priorities, subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle, D-Pa., told reporters Wednesday. Doyle wants get House passage of his Save the Internet Act net neutrality bill (HR-1644) “out of the way” before he moves on to FCC oversight and other priorities. A House Commerce markup of the measure is expected next week, and House floor consideration the week of April 8 (see 1903180068 and 1903260064). “That's taken precedent” over FCC oversight and the 35-day partial government shutdown that ended in January (see 1901160031) is also continuing to “put us behind where we want to be,” Doyle said.