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The timing reflects the lag in power-shifting that occurs at regulatory agencies when a new administration takes over.

Schumer presses FCC’s Starks to stay

We have some news for you about a game of regulatory cat-and-mouse developing over at the Federal Communications Commission in advance of President-elect Donald Trump taking office.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pressuring FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks to stay at the agency long enough to help delay the implementation of a new Republican agenda following Trump’s inauguration.

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