Chairman Rockefeller suggests FCC's impasse with Sen Grassley could end

A new document dump by the Federal Communications Commission could lead a Republican senator to lift his hold on two nominees, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) said.

Sen Rockefeller said he was hopeful a standoff over Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) holds would end with the release of 13,000 unredacted e-mails and other documents from the FCC related to its review of wireless startup LightSquared. Grassley’s holds on Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel and Republican Ajit Pai have been in place for months. Sen Rockefeller, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the FCC, said he made a personal request to the FCC chief of staff for the new documents.