Wheeler-O'Rielly May Clear Senate Before Columbus Day, Observers Say

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Nominees for the FCC and FTC advanced a step in thenSenate this week, but it remains unclear when the agencies will getnnew commissioners. The Senate Commerce Committee set itsnhearing on FCC nominee Mike O’Rielly and FTC nominee TerrellnMcSweeny for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in 253 Russell (CD Sept 12np1). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., “is going tonwant to move all of them together,” Public Knowledge SeniornVice President Harold Feld told us, referring to the FCC nomineesnbeing paired and put forward with McSweeny. “That could conceivablynhappen at any time.” Observers were optimistic aboutnhow fast Congress might advance the FCC nominees while remainingncautious on the FTC nominee.