Senate Commerce Committee
Senate Commerce Committee Approves FCC Nominations and Sends them to the Senate Floor
The US Senate Commerce Committee approved the following nominations for three Federal Communications Commission Commissioners, and the FCC Inspector General:
- Anna Gomez to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission;
- Geoffrey Starks to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission;
- Brendan Carr to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission; and
- Fara Damelin to be Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission.
At Nominations Hearing, Sen. Cruz Calls Out Fraud-Risk in Affordable Connectivity Program
The [Federal Communications Commission] exercises tremendous power not only over the media, but also over consumers’ pocketbooks. Through the Universal Service Fund (USF) the agency has imposed burdensome taxes on American consumers to fund inefficient, ever-expanding programs. Nominees must be good stewards of funding and stand up for taxpayers’ interests. Despite being repeatedly excoriated by the [Government Accountability Office] and economists for failing to track where USF money was going, the current FCC leadership failed to learn from past mistakes in setting up the Affordable Conne
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Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Tue, 02/28/2023 - 14:08Commerce Committee Announces Subcommittee Memberships
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announced Democratic and Republican subcommittee assignments for the 118th Congress. Members of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband include: Sens.
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Submitted by benton on Fri, 02/17/2023 - 06:32Sen. Cruz Announces Subcommittee Ranking Members for 118th Congress
The following Republican Ranking Members for the 118th Congress: