Deception & Distrust - House Report on FCC Released
Today the US House of Representative’s Committee on Energy and Commerce released the Majority Staff Report on its investigation of the FCC. With a title of “Deception and Distrust” the report makes for an interesting read on what’s taken place at the FCC in recent years. A link to the full report can be accessed here. The official press release can be read as continued…Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, today released a Committee on Energy and Commerce
Majority Staff report detailing the
findings of the Committee’s bipartisan investigation relating to the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).
“Our investigation confirmed a
number of troubling allegations raised by individuals in and outside the FCC,”
Stupak said. “The Committee staff report details some of the most egregious
abuses of power, suppression of information and manipulation of data under
Chairman Martin’s leadership. It is my hope that this report will serve as a
roadmap for a fair, open and efficient FCC under new leadership in the next
administration.”
“Any of these findings,
individually, are cause for concern,” said Dingell. “Together, the findings
suggest that, in recent years, the FCC has operated in a dysfunctional manner
and Commission business has suffered as a result. It is my hope that the new FCC
Chairman will find this report instructive and that it will prove useful in
helping the Commission avoid making the same mistakes.”
The report, titled “Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission Under Chairman Kevin J. Martin,” is the culmination of a bipartisan investigation into the FCC’s regulatory processes and management practices that was formally launched on January 8, 2008.
NATOA’s copy of the report can be found here -