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03/07/2023
Sohn Reactions
We didn’t hear anything from the cable and media industry lobbyists that Gigi Sohn blamed for her bowing out of the FCC nomination process, but plenty of others had something to say. Senate Commerce Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) called her withdrawal a “major victory.”
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02/14/2023
Sohn Wants FCC To Examine DirecTV’s Drop of Newsmax
FCC nominee Gigi Sohn wants the Commission to examine DirecTV’s decision to drop Newsmax and, last year, One America News Network.
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02/03/2023
Luján Chairman Again
Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) selected Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) to once again serve as chair for the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband.
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12/08/2022
Wicker Wants Big Tech Hearing This Year
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) is asking Senate Commerce Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) to hold a hearing on the state of free speech on social media before the end of this Congress. In a letter, he said the release of internal communications from Twitter’s content moderation team signaled a need for the hearing. Those documents indicated that Twitter was working with the Biden campaign to take down posts.
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07/20/2022
House Commerce Gets Privacy Done
Sometimes lawmakers from both sides of the aisle can work together. On Wednesday, House Commerce members came together to pass the American Data Privacy and Protection Act on a 53-2 vote.
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06/07/2022
Treasury OKs Broadband Funds, Talks Semiconductors
The Treasury Department awarded more than $582 million to Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia as part of the American Rescue Plan’s Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.
