By Fox News (Politics) | Created at 2024-11-18 01:02:11 | Updated at 2024-11-22 20:37:17
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President-elect Trump announced on Sunday that he has picked Brendan Carr to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) starting in January.
"Commissioner Carr currently serves as the senior Republican on the FCC. Before that, he was the FCC’s General Counsel," Trump's statement read. "I first nominated Commissioner Carr to the FCC in 2017, and he has been confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate three times."
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Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Brendan Carr speaks during the 2024 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, United States on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
"His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great work, I will now be designating him as permanent Chairman."
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