FCC Nominees In Waiting Stay That Way

Nominees for the Federal Communications Commission -- Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel – and the Federal Trade Commission -- Jon Leibowitz and Maureen Ohlhausen – remain in limbo as the Senate has left town.

All the nominees have been approved by the Senate Commerce Committee and await a Senate floor vote. Given that anything can happen, there is still some outside chance of a Christmas miracle, with the Senate having to come back to vote on some payroll tax extension and taking the opportunity to vote on nominations, but that is not likely.