Senate Commerce Committee Approves Nomination of Geoffrey Starks to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission

The Senate Commerce Committee approved eight bills including the Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 (S.645), and four nominations, including Geoffrey Starks to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission. S.645 would require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deploymnet and adoption on the economy of the United States. 

Committee Ranking Member Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) called for the Senate to move quickly on Starks' nomination given that FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel is the only Democrat on the commission and the only one "holding the line" for consumers, he said.