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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,036 posts) Tue Apr 17, 2018, 01:23 PM Apr 2018

Democratic FCC Commissioner stepping down

Source: The Hill

Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on Tuesday announced that she would be stepping down from her post at the agency.

Her resignation follows months of anticipation that she would leave the agency.

The Democratic Commissioner has held her post at the FCC since being nominated by former President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2009.

She briefly served as interim FCC chairwoman for five months in 2013, the first woman to hold the distinction.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/383549-democratic-fcc-commissioner-announces-departure

I'll bet the people at Sinclair Broadcasting are high fiving each other right now.

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Democratic FCC Commissioner stepping down (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 OP

"I'll bet the people at Sinclair Broadcasting are high fiving each other right now." BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #1

The seat will be left unfilled (giving the Rs a 3-1 advantage) until there is a vacancy onenote Apr 2018 #2

There is no need to do that if they already have a 3-2 advantage BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #3

It's become Standard Operating Procedure onenote Apr 2018 #4

There are ways the minority party can delay nominations though BumRushDaShow Apr 2018 #5

BumRushDaShow

(129,136 posts)

1. "I'll bet the people at Sinclair Broadcasting are high fiving each other right now."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 01:27 PM

Apr 2018

They have to replace her with a Democrat so there will be no change in the partisan totals.

onenote

(42,715 posts)

2. The seat will be left unfilled (giving the Rs a 3-1 advantage) until there is a vacancy

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:22 PM

Apr 2018

in a republican spot in the FCC or another agency.

BumRushDaShow

(129,136 posts)

3. There is no need to do that if they already have a 3-2 advantage

Reply to onenote (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 02:36 PM

Apr 2018

But given Deumpf's track record for not providing lists of nominees (let alone vetted ones), it will probably sit vacant for that reason.

onenote

(42,715 posts)

4. It's become Standard Operating Procedure

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 03:03 PM

Apr 2018

Rather than take up nominations one-by-one, it has become common to "pair" a republican nominee and a Democratic nominee and consider/confirm them at the same time. For example, last August, Brendan Carr (R) and Jessica Rosenworcel (D) were paired for confirmation to fill two open seats at the FCC.

There is less reason to do this now that nominees can't be filibustered, but it wouldn't surprise me if its handled that way.

BumRushDaShow

(129,136 posts)

5. There are ways the minority party can delay nominations though

Reply to onenote (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 04:26 PM

Apr 2018

i.e., "holds". But at this point, they will probably slow-walk it. They have nothing to lose.

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