Gigi Sohn, President Biden’s pick to serve as the fifth critical vote on the Federal Communications Commission, is withdrawing from her nomination for telecommunications regulator. On Tuesday, Sohn said that she recently asked President Biden to appoint someone else to the FCC. The Biden administration originally announced Sohn’s nomination in October 2021, only for her to face intense resistance from Republicans and moderate Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. By the washington postWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that, as of Tuesday, the Biden administration had no news to share about a new candidate.
“Unfortunately, the American people are the real losers here,” Sohn said in a statement. “The FCC impasse, now over two years old, will stay that way for a long time. As someone who has advocated for affordable and accessible broadband for all Americans my entire career, it is ironic that the 2-2 the FCC to stand by on the most important broadband opportunity in our lifetimes.”
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