At no surprise to anyone in Washington, President Obama today named longtime GOP congressional staffer Michael O'Rielly to be the next commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission.
O'Rielly, a top telecom policy aide to Senate minority whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), will fill out the remaining term of commissioner Robert McDowell, who left the agency earlier this year. His term expires June 30, 2014.
Because Congress is going on its August break, it will be September before the Senate Commerce Committee can hold a nomination hearing.
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