Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repeated his remarks in Romanian Thursday in a jab at Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez during the agency’s monthly open meeting of commissioners.
Gomez has a habit of repeating her remarks in Spanish during meetings, which some viewed as wasting time and labor, Joe Verde, a former Simington staffer, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The agenda for the meeting included regaining authority to auction off parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. (RELATED: Things Keep Getting Worse For Corporate Media)
“I’m pleased that the commission is back in business, so to speak. This proceeding represents the kind of thinking that has lately been missing from the commission: A practical, results-oriented action… repurposing existing commercial brands to increase spectral efficiency is one key…