FCC Pick Sohn Defends Her Ties to Locast Under GOP Hearing Fire

Federal Communications Commission nominee Gigi Sohn defended her connection to a now-defunct nonprofit, a day after a GOP senator asked President Joe Biden to withdraw her nomination.

Sohn’s decision-making at the agency would not be impacted by her time serving on the board of the nonprofit, Locast, she told lawmakers during her Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee confirmation hearing.

Locast’s services were in the best interest of consumers, especially those who identify as low-income, who could not afford programming, Sohn said. That view, however, would not impact her treatment as a regulator of the networks who sued the nonprofit, ...