Majority Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Working To Approve A 60-Day Extension Of The FCC’s Spectrum Auction Authority
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on a bipartisan group of Senators working to approve a 60-day extension of the FCC’s Spectrum auction authority before the March 9th deadline. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Senators from both sides of the aisle are working to approve a 60-day extension of the FCC’s Spectrum auction authority by the March 9th deadline.
The House recently passed a 60-day extension by voice vote. We are working right now to get the Senate to act quickly, in order to give both sides more time to arrive at a larger, comprehensive agreement.
Congress has never before allowed the FCC’s Spectrum auction authority to lapse, and to let it happen for the first time would be disastrous. Spectrum is essential for building out 5G capabilities. Its application impacts everything from families’ internet access, to satellite communications, all the way down to baby monitors. I expect both sides will come to an agreement very soon to approve a 60-day extension before the March 9th deadline.
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