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| Tom Wheeler |
The Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday approved the
nomination of Tom Wheeler as the next chairman of the FCC, although questions
remain as to how quickly his selection will gain a floor vote.
According to Variety, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.),
chairman of the Commerce Committee, urged members to approve the nomination,
but said it would be left up to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to work out when it would get a vote of
the Senate.
Republicans want Wheeler’s nomination paired with a
Republican nominee for another vacancy on the commission, but so far none has
put forward. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said that the White House would be making
the nomination “very soon,” while Rockefeller vowed to move the Republican
nominee through committee quickly.
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