FCC Nomination Vote Postponed

By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief

A Democratic majority at the FCC will have to wait a little longer, following the Senate Commerce Committee’s decision to pull votes on FCC pick Gigi Sohn from a slate of markup votes yesterday. Committee member Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) was hospitalized following a stroke and Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) told Politico the panel can’t hold votes on nominees that might require party-line votes. With Lujan, the committee is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Continue Reading