Senate Confirms Rosenworcel to New Term

The Senate reconfirmed FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Tuesday on a healthy 68-31 bipartisan vote, as expected. The chamber previewed its coming approval Monday night, when senators invoked cloture by a similar 64-27 margin.

Rosenworcel's confirmation forestalled any possibility of a 2-1 GOP majority in January, a possibility some Democrats were worried about in recent months. The FCC will remain tied 2-2 until the Senate approves Democratic commission nominee Gigi Sohn, whose path forward remains uncertain.

"It's the honor of my lifetime to lead" the FCC "and serve as the first permanent female Chair," Rosenworcel tweeted. "There's work to do to make sure modern communications reach everyone, everywhere. Now let's get to it."