Van Hollen, Hyde-Smith to Be Top Senate FCC, FTC Appropriators
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., will chair the chamber’s Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee, which oversees FCC and FTC funding, the Senate Appropriations Committee said Friday. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi will be the subcommittee’s lead Republican. Sen. John Kennedy of…
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Louisiana, who chaired the subpanel in the last Congress, moved to be lead Republican on the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee. The shift appears to be at Kennedy’s request rather than in reaction to his repeated involvement in FCC-related telecom policy debates, lobbyists told us. Kennedy was heavily involved in congressional scrutiny of the FCC’s now-completed sale of spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz C band (see 2005270034). Van Hollen replaces Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware as lead Financial Services Democrat. Coons will instead chair the State Subcommittee. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., will chair the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee, which oversees the budgets for NTIA and other Commerce Department agencies. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., will be ranking member. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., will chair the Homeland Security Subcommittee, with Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., as ranking member. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., will chair the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, which oversees the CPB budget. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., will be ranking member.