FCBA Past Presidents Urged To Weigh In on FCC Process Legislation
Jonathan Blake, a retired broadcast lawyer at Covington & Burling, has reached out to fellow past presidents of the FCBA to kick off a greater dialogue about various FCC process bills that cleared the House Communications Subcommittee last week, some…
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on a partisan basis and some with bipartisan consensus (see 1505200058). Blake had sent a letter to lawmakers days before a subcommittee markup, objecting to GOP process measures, which FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and Hill Democrats have opposed. In a separate letter he said, “I am writing you as past presidents of the FCBA because, as I have followed Hill discussions over the past couple of years about possible legislative changes in the FCC's processes, it became increasingly clear to me that we communications lawyers may well have a useful perspective to bring to bear on these issues,” Blake said in a recent note to past presidents. “You may have additional or different comments of your own, particularly since this letter did not address all the proposed legislative initiatives. In any event, I hope you will convey your views to Congress.” Blake pointed out how these past presidents could write directly to Congress or join to send a joint letter to lawmakers ahead of any June House Commerce Committee markup of FCC process legislation.