FCC Union Backs Gigi Sohn for FCC Seat

The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which represents 800 Federal Communications Commission employees, has come out in support of the nomination of Gigi Sohn [Senior Fellow and Public Advocate at the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society] for the long-vacant fifth seat — and third Democrat — on the Commission. In a letter to Sen Maria Cantwell (D-WA), NTEU said it was concerned about the continued vacancy and that Sohn was a highly qualified nominee whose nomination should be moved out of committee for a floor vote. “NTEU believes that Ms. Gigi Sohn is a highly qualified nominee,” NETU National President Anthony Reardon said. “She is a former staff member of the FCC and knows the agency well and she would be an excellent member of the Commission. Furthermore, I feel that any further delay in the confirmation of her nomination threatens to inhibit progress at the FCC to the detriment of both the workforce and the American consumer. It is time for the country to allow this Commission and its employees to be fully staffed and functioning.” He added “Ms. Sohn has a stellar record as a telecom expert. I would urge you and your staff can do all that you are able to move this nomination forward.”