Senate Commerce Committee Approves Another Term for FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel

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The Senate Commerce Committee approved Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission for a second term at the agency. Commissioner Rosenworcel, a former staffer on the Senate committee, moved over to the FCC in 2012. Her re-nomination for a full five-year term was quickly approved by voice vote at the start of a markup.

Her confirmation hearing in late October went relatively smoothly, with only a few tough questions about the FCC controversial network neutrality rules, concerns about the collection of FCC enforcement fines and criticism about the agency's sometimes delayed responses to Congress. It is unclear when her re-nomination will get a vote in the full Senate. Usually partisan commission nominations move in pairs -- one Democrat and one Republican. Leaders had predicted her nomination might move with a new Republican Federal Trade Commission nominee, but no one has been picked for the position yet.


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