Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following bruising lobbying battle

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Washington Post

Biden’s pick to serve as a telecommunications regulator is withdrawing her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission, following a bitter 16-month lobbying battle that blocked her appointment and opened her up to relentless personal attacks.

Gigi Sohn, a longtime public interest advocate and former Democratic FCC official who was first nominated by the White House in October 2021, said her decision to withdraw follows “unrelenting, dishonest and cruel attacks” seeded by cable and media industry lobbyists. The decision is a devastating blow to the Biden administration, whose ambitious internet agenda has been locked in limbo for more than two years, amid a deadlock at the FCC.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/07/gigi-sohn-withdraws-fcc-nomination/

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Very short story at this time. Could be updated later.

[elleng]

1. ;-( *devastating blow to the Biden administration, whose ambitious internet agenda has been locked

in limbo for more than two years, amid a deadlock at the FCC.'

[Hestia]

14. everything is going to plan

[NullTuples]

16. Right? It's almost like Russia isn't the only nation with oligarchs...

[Sky Jewels]

2. Fuck.

[ZonkerHarris]

3. The GOP and Manchin don't want progressives serving in our government.

[jimfields33]

11. Yeah. Nevada just ousted progressive too. No t sure what's going on but doesn't

sound good.

[Backseat Driver]

5. No excuse for such uncivil, dishonest, unrelenting cruel personal attacks!

Faux Noise issues?

[Lonestarblue]

6. The Republican Party has been practicing the politics of personal destruction for decades.

Just ask Hillary Clinton.

[Mr. Sparkle]

7. She sounds exactly like the person we need at the FCC

[NullTuples]

17. She would've been exactly what we needed. Which is exactly why they effectively blocked her.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Sad.

[orangecrush]

9. Assholes

She was perfect for the job.

Yet people like MTG keep theirs, no matter how much dirt comes out on them.

"“It is a sad day for our country and our democracy when dominant industries, with assistance from unlimited dark money, get to choose their regulators,”

[orangecrush]

10. WTAF!!!!!

From the link...

"The collapse of Sohn’s nomination is a discouraging signal of the White House’s political power. The administration was unable to unify Democrats behind Sohn’s nomination in a narrowly divided Senate. Shortly before Sohn announced her decision to withdrawal, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) dealt a critical blow, announcing he would vote against her, accusing her of holding “partisan alliances with far-left groups.”

[AZLD4Candidate]

13. Yet far-right groups are a-okay for Joey. Unreal.

[NullTuples]

18. Apparently WaPo writer Cat Zakrzewski is unaware of who Joe Manchin is?

Or she's intentionally misrepresenting the political landscape to make this seem like President Biden's fault.

[hadEnuf]

12. And Joe Manchin said he would not vote for her.

Have I said that Manchin is a fucking asshole Trojan Horse Republican lately?

[choie]

15. Thank you, joe manchin

you fucker.