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Senate Commerce Committee favorably reports Ariel Roth to lead NTIA after 15-13 vote
Summary
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted to favorably report the nomination of Ariel Roth to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, sending her nomination to the full Senate after a 15‑yes, 13‑no roll call.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted to favorably report the nomination of Ariel Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, the position that leads the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The committee recorded a 15‑yes, 13‑no roll call and ordered the nomination to be reported to the full Senate.
The committee’s chairman, Senator Ted Cruz, opened the markup by praising Roth’s telecommunications experience and noted a personal announcement: "Ariel is an exceptional candidate for this position, and if I may say so, an exceptional person." Cruz also told the panel that Roth had given birth the night before the vote.
Why it matters: NTIA directs federal communications policy and…
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