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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 and represented Delaware in the U.S. Senate from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president in the 2020 election. He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and in 2008.
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Senate Confirms Nathan Simington To FCC; Agency Faces Deadlock At Outset Of Joe Biden’s Term
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deadline.comThe Senate confirmed Nathan Simington to the FCC, assuring that Republicans will have two seats on the commission to match those of Democrats when Joe Biden takes office.Simington was confirmed in a 49-46 vote.
Ajit Pai, who has been chairman of the agency during the Trump administration, said last week that he will step down on Jan.
20.Biden will have to appoint a new chairman and fill the agency’s fifth slot, but if Republicans control the Senate, they could seek to tie up any nominee and keep the agency in a deadlock.
There has been hope among Democrats that a new majority on the FCC would restore a robust set of net neutrality rules, which were largely rolled back during Pai’s tenure.Simington’s nomination was rooted in Trump’s attacks
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