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Joe Biden Renominates Eric Garcetti As Ambassador To India, Gigi Sohn To FCC; White House Seeks To Revive Stalled Past Picks

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President Joe Biden has renominated Eric Garcetti as U.S. ambassador to India, after the former Los Angeles mayor’s nomination failed to make the Senate floor last year.

Garcetti was among a series of nominees who will get restarts in the new Congress. Biden also renominated Gigi Sohn to serve as the fifth commissioner on the FCC.

Her nomination stalled out after the Senate Commerce Committee deadlocked. Republicans opposed her selection, amid opposition from commentators like Tucker Carlson and The Wall Street Journal editorial board, while industry lobbyists worked to stymie her nomination.

The difference for all of Biden’s nominations will be the Democrats’ expanded 51-49 majority, assuming that Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema caucuses with the Democrats after switching her affiliation to independent.

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