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The bills could make it more difficult for companies to police hate and misinformation.

Sohn is an impeccably qualified nominee. But Senator Wicker and the industry lobbyists he’s working with to block her confirmation don’t want the agency to function.

Progressive tech advocates are frustrated by the delays, casting blame on the White House and Senate Democratic leadership for catering to Republicans who they say are raising disingenuous concerns.

The further delay “only hurts the American public and deadlocks the FCC—which is precisely the point,” said Free Press Action VP Matt Wood.

A federal appeals court has upheld the law, rejecting an attempt by telecommunications-industry groups to prevent the state from enforcing it.

Gigi Sohn and Alvaro Bedoya would give the Democrats majorities on the FCC and FTC respectively.

According to Free Press Action, those calling for Sohn’s swift confirmation include leading civil-rights, community-media, media-justice, workers-rights and consumer-advocacy groups.

With Committee Chairwoman Cantwell caving to unreasonable demands from opponents to Sohn, we’re going to see a hearing full of political posturing that serves no one.

Nearly 250 organizations and individuals from across the political spectrum are urging the Senate to avoid further delays and confirm Sohn as soon as possible.

Free Press Action and other groups are urging Congress to reject this bill, which would benefit conglomerates like Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.