Democrats Seek to Break Stalemate on Biden Nominees for FTC and FCC

Republicans have blocked appointments of Alvaro Bedoya and Gigi Sohn, leading Senate Democrats to try for an end run.

Republicans have blocked appointments of Bedoya and Sohn, leading Senate Democrats to try for an end run

The Federal Trade Commission is considered the higher-stakes vote by both parties. The FTC building in Washington.March 28, 2022 5:33 am ET WASHINGTON—Under pressure from progressive activists, Democrats are planning to employ a rarely used parliamentary maneuver to push through President Biden’s nominees for the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission, according to people familiar with the matter.

Republicans on the Senate Commerce Committee have so far blocked the nominations of Georgetown University law professor Alvaro Bedoya to the FTC

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