The president-elect describes Carr as an ideal supporter of free speech.
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday night time made one other appointment for his incoming administration, this time naming Federal Communications Fee (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr as company chair.
As one of many company’s 5 Senate-confirmed commissioners, who serve staggered five-year phrases, Carr is at present the senior Republican on the FCC.
The place of FCC chair is designated by the president from among the many pool of confirmed Commissioners, and doesn’t require one other Senate affirmation.
“I first nominated Commissioner Carr to the FCC in 2017, and he has been confirmed unanimously by america Senate thrice,” Trump stated in a press release posted on his Fact Social platform. “His present time period runs by 2029 and, due to his nice work, I’ll now be designating him as everlasting Chairman.”
Earlier than he was confirmed and ascended to FCC commissioner, Carr served because the FCC’s normal counsel.
“Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought towards the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Individuals’ Freedoms, and held again our Economic system,” the president-elect stated. “He’ll finish the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America’s Job Creators and Innovators, and make sure that the FCC delivers for rural America.”