Commissioner Rosenworcel: FCC Doing More With Less Money Has Consequences

Federal Communications Commission member Jessica Rosenworcel plans to tell the Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee that the FCC is proud of its ability to do more with less money, but that there are also consequences, including "reduced outreach, delayed decisionmaking, and fewer resources to address hard and persistent problems..."

All three FCC Commissioners are scheduled to testify at the hearing, where they will talk about/defend the FCC's budget. Commissioner Rosenworcel notes in her prepared testimony that the hearing comes on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, tying it to the need for communications. "The events of that day only deepened our commitment to what connects us as individuals and as a Nation, because that is what makes us strong. Communications networks make us strong."