Biden Names FCC Picks, Pushes for Democratic Majority at Deadlocked Agency
- Lawyer Anna Gomez Tapped for open Democratic seat at agency
- Democrat Starks, Republican Carr offered extended service
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President Joe Biden moved to lock in his first Democratic majority at the Federal Communications Commission, naming veteran government lawyer Anna Gomez to an open seat and proposing to extend the service of two current commissioners.
The appointments poise the FCC, after more than two years of partisan deadlock under a Democratic chairwoman, to act on the party’s priorities, including restoring net neutrality regulations. Such rules bar broadband providers from interfering with web traffic and were gutted by Republicans during the administration of President Donald Trump.