Thune Files Cloture on Republican FCC Nominee Trusty
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed cloture Thursday night on Republican FCC nominee Olivia Trusty, setting up potential floor votes on her confirmation next week. Thune sought cloture on Trusty's nomination to two terms -- one to finish out…
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that of former Democratic Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, which ends June 30, and a subsequent full five-year term. Thune and other Senate Republicans have seen greater urgency to prioritize Trusty's confirmation after GOP Commissioner Nathan Simington resigned last week, shifting the commission to a 1-1 tie and leaving it without a quorum.