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FCC Chairman Suggests He May Not Resign After President Obama Leaves Office

Phillip Dampier March 2, 2016 Public Policy & Gov't No Comments
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FCC chairman Thomas Wheeler has not promised to vacate his position as chairman after a new president takes office in January 2017.

It has been customary for the appointed head of the FCC to automatically resign as a new president takes office, but Wheeler is keeping his options open.

This was not the answer Senate Commerce Committee chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) was expecting to hear at today’s FCC oversight hearing.

Wheeler responded he was not ready to promise to cede the chairmanship and it would not be wise to give an “ironclad commitment” at this time.

If Wheeler does not resign, he can stay as chairman of the FCC until his term expires in January 2018, potentially serving as a thorn during the first term of a possible Trump presidency.

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) noted it was unlikely a President Trump would renominate him on his own.

 

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