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Senate Commerce Committee favorably reports Ariel Roth to lead NTIA after brief markup
Summary
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the morning of the markup voted to favorably report Ariel Roth’s nomination to be assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information at the Department of Commerce.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the morning of the markup voted to favorably report Ariel Roth’s nomination to be assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information at the Department of Commerce.
Chairman Ted Cruz, presiding over the committee, introduced Roth and described her qualifications, saying, "Ariel is an exceptional candidate for this position," and noting her experience as the committee’s policy director for telecommunications and prior staff roles at the FCC and in Congress. Cruz also recounted a personal detail—that Roth gave birth to a baby girl at 12:10 a.m. on the day of the committee vote—and urged a bipartisan vote in committee.
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