Hold on Commissioner Rosenworcel Nomination Lifted

Sens Ed Markey (D-MA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) have lifted their holds on the re-nomination of Democratic commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to a second term on the Federal Communications Commission. Sen Markey's office had cited his questioning of the commissioner's commitment to consumers and competition, tied to her perceived issues with the set-top box proposal Sen Markey had helped prompt the FCC to propose. Sen Markey's office confirmed that the hold had been lifted, and apparently the senator had positive conversations with Commissioner Rosenworcel and what they called a commitment to proceeding on remaining items before the commission. If so, and if that included the set-top proposal, it would fly in the face of Republican warnings about voting any controversial items still before the commission.