Jimm Phillips

2 weeks ago | communicationsdaily.com | Jimm Phillips

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today! House Rules voted 8-4, along party lines, against allowing floor consideration of the first amendment, led by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., co-chairman of the Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus. The panel didn't even consider the other Democratic proposal, from Rep.

2 weeks ago | communicationsdaily.com | Jimm Phillips |Karl Herchenroeder

Cruz complained during a Punchbowl News event Wednesday that Senate Armed Services member Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and others involved in the deal talks have since aired grievances about the proposal language via reporters, rather than speaking to him. Rounds countered Cruz's claims in a Wednesday interview. Senate Commerce ranking member Maria Cantwell of Washington and other committee Democrats called Wednesday for the panel to hold a markup session on the reconciliation proposal.

2 weeks ago | communicationsdaily.com | Jimm Phillips

Rounds said he has questions about how rescinding CPB’s funding could affect South Dakota’s “Native American populations, who really rely on public radio for emergency services and so forth,” an issue he raised last week after President Donald Trump sent his rescissions request to Congress (see 2506040060). Rounds said he wants to “ensure that … we don’t leave [Native Americans] hanging” by revoking the public broadcasting money.

2 weeks ago | communicationsdaily.com | Howard Buskirk |Jimm Phillips

Senate Commerce Committee member Sen. Jacky Rosen, D- Nev., said Friday night that she will place holds on NTIA administrator nominee Arielle Roth and Trump’s other Commerce Department nominees for roles “that oversee or deal with broadband policy in any way, and block their expedited confirmation, until Nevada gets its BEAD funding.”The result of the changes was mixed for major carriers, Levin said.

2 weeks ago | communicationsdaily.com | Jimm Phillips

Communications Daily is required reading for senior executives at top telecom corporations, law firms, lobbying organizations, associations and government agencies (including the FCC). Join them today! Goldman led the CPB rescissions strikeout amendment to HR-4 with support from House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Doris Matsui of California and seven other Democrats. The other backers included Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette Clarke of New York and Rep.