House OK's Amendment To Defund FCC Chief Diversity Officer

The House voted 249 to 179 to approve an amendment introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) that would defund the salary and expenses of Federal Communications Commission Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd, along with other "czars" the Republicans said the Administration had installed in positions of power that did not require congressional confirmation. Though Lloyd was not named, Scalise characterized the post during floor debate on the amendment as a "fairness doctrine czar" and a threat to free speech