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ACTION NEEDED

Friend,

After a despicable right-wing disinformation campaign against her, Gigi
Sohn, President Biden's extremely qualified nominee to the FCC, has
withdrawn her nomination.

The Senate refused to act on her nomination for sixteen months - while
dark money groups built up a smear campaign against her in right-wing
media echo chambers, turning to homophobia and bigotry to leave the FCC
under capacity and deadlocked in a 2-2 partisan split.

I'm disgusted by the attacks we've seen over the past two years -
but we can't give in to Big Money bullying now. President Biden must
immediately nominate a replacement who will serve the public - not
corporate interest.

Sign the Petition: The White House must seat a fifth FCC commissioner
ASAP - so communities and families everywhere can get and stay
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We've seen what happens when people can't afford to get online.
Students can't log on to their virtual classrooms, patients can't
access healthcare through telemedicine, and families are unable to meet
their daily needs.

But for over a year, the Senate gave in to dark money groups and
far-right opposition, refusing to confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC despite
her career fighting for the public interest and support from over 400
organizations and individuals across the political spectrum.

Friend, we can't afford inaction when we're all so heavily
dependent on reliable Internet access. And every day that the fifth FCC
commissioner seat remains open - the Trump FCC's legacy of
decision-making that puts profits over people remains in place.

Until a fifth commissioner is appointed and confirmed, the agency
won't be able to deliver reliable communications services to those who
need them. That's why I'm urgently asking you to speak out today.

Tell President Biden to immediately nominate a new FCC commissioner to
end this partisan deadlock and get to work on the issues we care about
- like restoring net neutrality, making broadband more affordable, and
stopping digital discrimination.
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The smear campaign against Gigi Sohn - and the Senate's inaction on
her confirmation - sets a dangerous precedent for the treatment of
future public interest champions who are asked to serve in government.
As we continue this work, I'm glad to have you with us.

SIGN THE PETITION
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