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Georgia, Gigi, Elon and the JCPA
We hope that the results of December’s runoff election in Georgia mean that Gigi Sohn’s long-delayed FCC nomination will finally move forward. As The Washington Post reported, Sohn — a former FCC staffer and the founder of Public Knowledge — has faced an unprecedented barrage of attack ads from shady dark-money groups lying about her record and views.
Sohn has been waiting over a year for a vote in the Senate, and Democratic leadership hasn’t done her any favors, dragging her through multiple hearings and delays and leaving her undefended from slanderous attacks. As this recent podcast Craig did with The Verge reveals, industry lobbyists who want a weakened and deadlocked FCC have orchestrated all of this.