Trump's FCC Nominee? Sen Blackburn Votes Yes

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) “looks forward to voting for Nathan Simington,” President Trump’s nominee for the Federal Communications Commission, said her chief of staff Charles Flint, dispelling any concerns on where she stands. Sen Blackburn is a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which still needs to vote to advance Simington’s nomination this year before he can be confirmed on the floor. President Trump has become unusually invested in this nominee’s fight, singling out Sen Blackburn by name. Talk on Capitol Hill has persisted for weeks about possible Blackburn and other GOP concerns surrounding the nominee, and Flint’s comment settles any debate (Democratic objections, of course, remain). Some conservatives see the nominee as a crucial FCC vote in support of tackling the tech industry’s liability protections as well as a surefire way to delay the Biden administration from cementing an FCC majority in 2021.