Guthrie Names Ex-O'Rielly Top Aide as House Commerce Chief Counsel
Incoming House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said Thursday he's naming Joel Miller, former chief of staff to former FCC commissioner Mike O’Rielly, as the panel’s chief counsel. Miller, who was previously Guthrie’s deputy chief of staff and legislative…
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director, since leaving the FCC worked at LinkedIn and the Information Technology Industry Council. As chief counsel, Miller will manage "the policy and legislative strategy" of House Commerce and oversee the Communications Subcommittee and other subpanels, Guthrie’s office said: He will also “coordinate the Committee’s policy and legislative work with Members, leadership, and the broader Republican Conference to advance the House Republican legislative agenda.” Guthrie said he’s naming former House Oversight Committee Deputy Staff Director Jessica Donlon as Commerce’s general counsel and former Small Business Committee Communications Director Matt VanHyfte as Commerce's communications director.