Senate Commerce Report: Shutdown Has Had "Significant Impact'

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) released a report detailing the impact of the government shutdown on a host of agencies under its purview, but the Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications & Information Administration not among the case studies outlined.

The report was issued in advance of a hearing on Oct. 11, 2013 on the economic impacts of the shutdown. The report does include the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, and Federal Trade Commission, among many others. Of the absence of the FCC, a committee spokesman said: “The staff report is not meant to be comprehensive but rather a snapshot of impacts of the shutdown. The hearing will take a deeper look at how the shutdown is impacting consumers, businesses and the economy. One can expect that the FCC and NTIA will be discussed during the hearing.”