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Senators to Question Lutnick Amid Concerns About BEAD

Confirmation Hearing set for Wednesday, January 29, at 10:00 a.m. EST

Blake Ledbetter

Jan 24, 2025 — 1 min read

Photo of Howard Lutnick, from Cantor Fitzgerald's website

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2025 – The man President Trump has selected to supervise a troubled broadband deployment subsidy program is scheduled to appear on Capitol Hill next week for his confirmation hearing.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., announced Wednesday an official time for Howard Lutnick’s confirmation hearing will be Wednesday, January 29, at 10:00 a.m. EST. Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Commerce.

Cruz said in the announcement, “Mr. Lutnick will play a key role in unleashing unprecedented innovation and ensuring our nation’s job creators are well equipped to expand opportunities for good-paying jobs.”

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Senators to Question Lutnick Amid Concerns About BEAD

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