President Joe Biden’s nomination for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vacancy is backed by a group that claims police are “agents of white supremacy,” but this week she received enough votes. Participating in nomination hearings after failing to win. Last congress.
Gigison, who was first appointed to the FCC’s commissioner in 2022, is due to have another hearing in the Senate on Commerce, Science and Transportation this week. Her nomination stalled in the last Congress, but she has a Democratic majority this time around, so she’s likely to get the votes to advance to the final vote in the House.
The FCC establishes and enforces rules that enable law enforcement to conduct surveillance of Internet and telephone networks as necessary, establishes rules for distributing emergency alerts over communications networks, By implementing it, we are working with law enforcement agencies in a variety of ways. The FCC also protects telecommunications networks from national security threats.
Last year, a coalition of advocacy groups and business groups wrote to committee officials arguing that it was important for the FCC to have a voice from all perspectives as it carried out its work.
Gigi Song’s FCC nomination is in question because of her radical views. Being gay has nothing to do with it.
Gigison testifies at the Senate confirmation hearing for his Federal Communications Commission nomination on February 9, 2022. (Pete Marovitch/Pool/Getty Images)
“She regularly works with organizations representing various media interests to ensure that all voices are heard, both as a consumer advocate and as a government official,” the letter said. increase.
The group of letters includes 18 Million Rising, who tweeted in March 2021, “Police were not an effective response to violence because they are agents of white supremacy.”
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The group Move On, which also co-signed the letter, once tweeted, “Refusing to fund police… is a matter of reproductive justice.”
Georgetown University Law Institute for Technology Law Policy testifying before the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee on March 12, 2019 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Capitol Hill, Washington, DC Fellow Gigi Song (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Another co-signatory, Our Revolution, has listed it as a “preferred” organization to defund the police, and in 2021 the police will use the Pentagon’s extra He tweeted that he was “brutalizing” the community.
Conversely, top law enforcement groups such as the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) and the Police Fraternity have openly opposed Mr. Son’s nomination, citing links to anti-police groups. The NSA wrote to Senate Commerce Committee leaders earlier this month about their concerns about Mr. Sohn’s remarks, which he claims are “defaming law enforcement.”
Gidgison, President of Public Knowledge, speaks at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology in Washington, DC, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who ranks Republicans on the committee, said in a statement to Fox News Digital: Given that the FCC’s decisions can affect what we see, read, and ultimately think about, the FCC does not allow the government to censor Americans with opinions that disagree with theirs. It’s a dangerous place for extremists who suggest it should. ”
“Song will have a lot to answer at this week’s hearing,” Cruz said.
The committee currently consists of two Republicans and two Democrats. In other words, you cannot give the go-ahead to regulatory rules without bipartisan support. If Son is confirmed, it will be a tiebreaker vote.
Fox News Digital’s Thomas Catenacci contributed to this report.
