Multiple sources confirm that the
nightmare scenario identified by ATR is
indeed likely to occur: Senate Democrats have picked off enough Republicans to
force a vote next week on reconfirming Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel to the FCC,
resulting in at best an
initial 2-2 deadlock on the committee if Tom Wheeler, the current chairman,
follows precedent and resigns, leaving only four commissioners at the FCC until
another is confirmed. That would delay action on President Trump’s job creation
agenda at the agency, which is bad enough.
But there is an
even more disturbing possibility: If Wheeler follows through on his
threat not to resign,
it would mean Democrats would
retain control of the FCC well into Trump’s presidency.
The FCC is a huge deal
economically, overseeing a portion of the economy – television, radio, the
Internet, mobile – roughly equal in size to the healthcare sector.
Moreover, under Obama the FCC has
been a massive weapon of regulatory control, imposing public utility-style
regulation of broadband, with a serious negative impact on investment and job
creation. In that and many other ways, the FCC has been politicized and corrupted under Obama
Democrats.
Imposing a Democratic FCC on a
Republican president is completely outrageous and no Republican should vote for
it. It is inconsequential whether it is paired with Republican Ajit Pai’s re-nomination,
because he is already slated to stay on the FCC for another year and can be
easily reconfirmed next year.
Under these circumstances, a Senate
vote on Jessica Rosenworcel has
nothing to do with her qualifications or record on the FCC.
It is a simple referendum on one
thing: should an Obama FCC be forced on President Trump and rewarded for its
outrageous regulatory assault on the U.S. economy by retaining power?
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/12/senate-to-vote-on-letting-democrats-keep-control-of-the-fcc
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