WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a Nov. 17 confirmation hearing for a new term for Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, but will not immediately move forward with a hearing for another nominee, officials told Reuters.
Late last month, Biden nominated Rosenworcel for a new term on the five-member commission and designated her chair. Biden also nominated Gigi Sohn, a former senior aide to Tom Wheeler, who served as an FCC chairman under President Barack Obama, a Democrat. The Commerce Committee will not immediately hold a hearing on Sohn’s nomination.
The committee will also consider the nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to serve on the Federal Trade Commission at the Nov. 17 hearing.
(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)
