Manchin to vote against Biden's nominee for FCC

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Tuesday he will not support Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), complicating the chances of President Biden’s nominee getting confirmed.

Sohn’s confirmation has been held up for more than two years amid partisan gridlock on the Senate Commerce Committee, leaving the FCC with a four-member board split down party lines.

“Especially now, the FCC must remain above the toxic partisanship that Americans are sick and tired of, and Ms. Sohn has clearly shown she is not the person to do that. For those reasons, I cannot support her nomination to the FCC, and I urge the Biden Administration to put forth a nominee who can bring us together, not drive us apart,” Manchin said in a statement.

Republicans have pushed back on Sohn’s nomination, and with the slim Democratic majority in the Senate Manchin’s opposition complicates Sohn’s potential to be confirmed but doesn’t outright squander her chances. If all other Democrats vote in favor of Sohn she can still be confirmed if the vice president breaks a potential tied Senate vote.

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/policy/technology/3888048-manchin-to-vote-against-bidens-nominee-for-fcc/amp/

[GreenWave]

1. Very preDICKtable of him.

Lets the other side win.

[maxsolomon]

2. Fucking ridiculous

Sohn's "toxic partisanship" consists of what? Being a Progressive?

[Fullduplexxx]

3. I am sooo fkg tired of that asshle

[Greybnk48]

11. Ditto. He makes me sick. n/t

[SuperCoder]

16. So am I.

I don't understand how he can hold power over the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Mother fucker.

[ImNotGod]

4. well, at least we know whos in the pockets of the cable and media industry plus big oil, big coal,

banksters, and the list keeps growing

[sakabatou]

5. So which industry or person paid Manchin to vote down the nominee?

[LudwigPastorius]

6. What an ASSHOLE.

[Fiendish Thingy]

7. That Fine American Statesman should make sure his houseboat is in tip top shape

In preparation for his upcoming retirement in 2025.

[diva77]

8. His fundraising doubled between 2020 election cycle and 2022

For 2022: raised $17 million
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/joe-manchin/summary?cid=N00032838&cycle=2022&type=I

For 2020: raised $9.6 million
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/joe-manchin/summary?cid=N00032838&cycle=2020&type=I

And that's only what we know of...

Hard to figure out who all the contributors to his PACs are

[riversedge]

15. I recall that Manchin attended a Big Republican** Fund raiser just last year.

[LiberalFighter]

9. He will not have a good legacy.

[kelly1mm]

10. She has withdrawn from consideration. link below. nt

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

[NullTuples]

13. Well, #$%@&. She would have done so much good in the job.

Now I fear we may end up with someone nearly as bad as Ajit Pai if Joe Manchin (R-VA) is the one who gets to decide all on his own.

I'm guessing the GOP figures they need to delay just another year & a half?

[riversedge]

14. I can't blame her at this point. She basically has her life on hold for over 2 years already. But I

agree. We probably will get someone like Pai.--Biden is up against the wall if he does not nominate someone to appease Manchin. Sorry to say this but seems to be the truth.

[NullTuples]

12. He is the most bipartisan senator, after all. Runs as a Dem, votes with the GOP...

[SouthernDem4ever]

17. God forbid we have an FCC that thinks media should tell the truth

Thanks Joe, for nothing.

[iemanja]

18. She withdrew yesterday

there will be no vote. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/07/gigi-sohn-withdraws-fcc-nomination/