The White House objected to the FCC budget set by...
The White House objected to the FCC budget set by the House’s appropriations bill for financial services and general government. The House bill, due for debate on the House floor this week, trims the commission’s budget to $319 million, down…
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$17 million. “The funding level for FCC would make it increasingly difficult to manage its expanded responsibilities, such as auctioning additional spectrum, overseeing mergers, and reforming the Universal Service Fund,” the Office of Management and Budget said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy. “Because FCC is fully funded by fees, this reduction would not save taxpayer dollars.” The White House also objected to a provision stopping the FCC from using funds to act on its net neutrality order from December. “The FCC has carefully crafted rules to promote competition while balancing the technical needs of Internet providers,” OMB said. It said the White House could veto the appropriations bill, but only over issues not related to the FCC.