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Hi,
The corporate smear campaign against Gigi Sohn — Biden’s nominee to the
Federal Communications Commission — just won’t quit.
For nearly a year and a half, Comcast surrogates have pushed a shameless
campaign against Sohn, and right-wing outlets like Fox News and Breitbart
have lobbed personal attacks at her, all in an effort to prevent her from
casting tiebreaking votes on key issues, like restoring net neutrality.
It’s gotten so bad that a former executive for Disney and Fox came forward
to condemn the attacks as “the worst, and most cynical and baseless smear
campaign ever waged against a nominee to serve on the FCC."^1
On Tuesday, Gigi Sohn stood up to attackers like Ted Cruz at her latest
confirmation hearing, proving once again that she’s exactly the right
person to take on Comcast and the rest of Big Cable.^2
We need to have her back. That’s why Demand Progress Action is pressuring
Democratic senators to defend Sohn against these baseless attacks and
confirm her to the FCC ASAP.
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our work to defend Gigi Sohn against a vicious smear campaign and restore
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Without a fifth member, the FCC remains at a 2-2 stalemate on a range of
issues, effectively blocking action on net neutrality and stymying
progress on issues like expansion of broadband access. The deadlock leaves
Comcast and the rest of the telecom industry with far less oversight —
just the way it prefers.
That’s why Comcast and the right-wing media have thrown everything but the
kitchen sink at Sohn to stall her confirmation for nearly two years.
Fox News and The Wall Street Journal editorial board have repeatedly
distorted and attacked her record.^3 One group has poured money into false
ads that claim she doesn’t support rural broadband access.^4
If these attacks succeed, they will ensure that the FCC remains deadlocked
and powerless to act on key issues like net neutrality. We can’t let that
happen.
Demand Progress is turning up the heat on Democrats to defend and confirm
Gigi Sohn, once and for all.
[ [link removed] ]Will you donate $10 to Demand Progress Action to support
our work, including restoring net neutrality and pressuring the Senate to
confirm Gigi Sohn?
With gratitude for all that you do,
Tihi and the team at Demand Progress Action
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Sources:
1. Next TV, "Preston Padden: ISPs Complicit in Smear Campaign Against FCC
Nominee Gigi Sohn," [ [link removed] ]January 30, 2023.
2. Ars Technica, "Biden FCC nominee slams critics, says ISPs shouldn’t get
to choose regulators," [ [link removed] ]February 14, 2023.
3. Fast Company, "When will Democrats deliver on their promise to restore
net neutrality?," [ [link removed] ]May 16, 2022.
4. Common Dreams, "'Infuriating': Telecom Lobbyists Spending Big Money to
Keep Gigi Sohn Off FCC," [ [link removed] ]April 28, 2022.
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