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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Waters Introduces FCC Reform Bill

Would have prevented the departure of FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker to Comcast

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has introduced an FCC reform bill that would have prevented the departure of FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker to Comcast earlier this year, and would follow the money in proceedings.

The bill, the FCC Merging Entities Regulatory Guidance and Ethical Reform (MERGER) Act of 2011, would authorize the FCC to require public disclosure of contributions recieved by any party that submits comments to a merger, rulemaking or adjudicatory proceeding.

It would also prevent FCC officials from accepting employment with a company within one year of presiding over a decision involving that company--which is what Baker did less than six months after voting to approve the Comcast–NBCU merger. Waters was a strong and vocal opponent of the deal.


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

After seeing clips of Waters, I'd be really cautious if not frontally put off of anything she would bring to the table!

Anonymous said...

I stand in opposition
of anything Maxine Waters brings to the table. Today or tomorrow...

Anonymous said...

Maxine Waters is a loon!