Democrats ask to postpone vote on spectrum bill

Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) urged their Republican counterparts to postpone a vote on spectrum legislation scheduled for Dec 1. But the Republicans don't plan to budge.

"After almost a year of hearings and extensive meetings, the committee looks forward to convening the markup tomorrow at 10 a.m.," Debbee Keller, a spokeswoman for the committee Republicans, said. In a letter sent to House Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Reps Waxman and Eshoo said they need more time to review the Republicans' spectrum legislation, which was released on Nov 29. They also encouraged the Republicans to resume negotiations over the bill, which they say were cut off in October.