President Joe ***** named acting Federal Communications Commissioner Chair Jessica Rosenworcel to officially head the agency on Tuesday, propping her up as the administration’s leader to tackle broadband expansion and net neutrality. ***** also nominated progressive advocate Gigi Sohn as the third Democrat for the bench.
The decision comes late into *****’s term, beating out both former presidents Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon who nominated their FCC chairs well into September of their first years. If confirmed by the Senate before December, the FCC’s 2-2 deadlock would end and provide Democrats with a majority to push forward *****’s telecom agenda. But it’s unclear if senators plan to move on Rosenworcel and Sohn’s confirmations…