Senator vows to block FCC nominees over LightSquared

04.11.2011

"It not only sets a dangerous precedent for a federal agency to unilaterally set the rules on how it engages with Congress -- it also prevents any meaningful ability for the vast majority of Congress to inform themselves of how an agency works," Grassley said in his Senate floor statement.

The FCC declined to comment, and LightSquared officials were not immediately available for comment.

The IDG News Service