U.S. Senate panel to hold Nov 17 hearing on Biden FCC pick

U.S. Senate panel to hold Nov 17 hearing on Biden FCC pick

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a Nov. 17 confirmation hearing for a new term for Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, but


will not immediately move forward with a hearing for another nominee, officials told Reuters.


Late last month, Biden nominated Rosenworcel for a new term on the five-member commission and designated her chair. Biden also nominated Gigi Sohn, a former senior aide to Tom Wheeler, who


served as an FCC chairman under President Barack Obama, a Democrat. The Commerce Committee will not immediately hold a hearing on Sohn’s nomination.


The committee will also consider the nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to serve on the Federal Trade Commission at the Nov. 17 hearing.


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