President Obama nominates Mignon Clyburn to second FCC term

President Barack Obama nominated Mignon Clyburn to serve a second term as a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Commissioner Clyburn is the daughter of Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), the third-ranking Democrat in the House. The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination for her first term in July 2009. Commissioner Clyburn is a vocal advocate for media diversity. Her re-nomination to the FCC comes just a month after the Senate approved two other nominees, Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel, to fill vacancies on the commission. Clyburn's term was set expire at the end of the month.