The Senate confirmed Nathan Simington to the FCC, assuring that Republicans will have two seats on the commission to match those of Democrats when Joe Biden takes office.Simington was confirmed in a 49-46 vote.
Ajit Pai, who has been chairman of the agency during the Trump administration, said last week that he will step down on Jan.
20.Biden will have to appoint a new chairman and fill the agency’s fifth slot, but if Republicans control the Senate, they could seek to tie up any nominee and keep the agency in a deadlock.
There has been hope among Democrats that a new majority on the FCC would restore a robust set of net neutrality rules, which were largely rolled back during Pai’s tenure.Simington’s nomination was rooted in Trump’s attacks
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