Rosenworcel Defends FCC Policies at Budget Hearing

WASHINGTON, July 9, 2024 – A House hearing Tuesday on the Federal Communications Commission’s budget was mostly occupied by partisan policy disputes.

The agency is asking Congress for $448 million, up more than 14 percent from its FY2024 budget, which Republican Commissioner Brendan Carr said he opposed, calling an increase of that size “out of line with agency precedent” in his opening statement.