 Last week we got really positive news when it comes to the fight to restore net neutrality at the FCC But this week, unfortunately, and I'm so sorry that I have to do this I'm gonna have to rain on your parade because it seems likely that Things might take a turn for the worse not only because Republicans are going to fight to stop You know Jessica Rosenwurzel and GG sewn from getting confirmed, but because they might have some likely allies in Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema because of course so for the breakdown here We go to Politico's John Handel who explains Republicans are lining up against one of President Joe Biden's long-awaited picks for the federal Communications Commission, which means the outcome of this White House priority could come down once again To senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema at stake our Democrats hopes for a majority on the five-member FCC Which has been mired in a 2-2 partisan split for all of Biden's term That in turn will determine whether the agency can get to work on Progressive's telecom priorities Including a revival of the agency's Obama era net neutrality rules if the Senate fails to act by the end of the year Republicans will end up holding the FCC's majority in January even if Democrats nominally remain in charge It's yet another example of the endless roadblocks Democrats are encountering despite their control of the White House and Congress in addition to their struggles in passing an infrastructure bill or meeting their promises on climate change taxes paid leave in Healthcare Biden ended months of suspense last week by announcing two Democratic picks for the FCC nominating chair Jessica Rosenwurzel for a new five-year term on the Commission and net neutrality activist Gigi sewn to fill its open seat Republican senators largely said they can live with Rosenwurzel But GOP leaders say they're drawing the line at stone and her perceived regulatory bent and they're not on board with the Democrats push to rush the confirmations through so they're willing to give Biden Jessica Rosenwurzel who is great But when you compare Jessica Rosenwurzel to Gigi sewn Gigi sewn very clearly has Much bigger ambition. She's much more Open and firebrand about her support for free and open internet and she also wants to Regulate, you know data restrictions, you know She wants to do a lot and these Republicans who are bankrolled by the telecom industry They don't want that to happen now It's possible that Biden can still get both of these appointments through before the end of the year, but that would require zero defections and When you consider the fact that you have Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sonoma who has previously publicly Denounced net neutrality. It seems unlikely while the two West Virginia and Arizona Democrats are on record as backing Rosenwurzel Neither has said a word yet on so a former top adviser at the Obama era FCC and co-founder of advocacy group public knowledge said Cinema has historically joined Republicans and fights over FCC policies including opposing net neutrality So to reiterate what the article is saying, you know, we have a unique opportunity to restore the FCC The rules that were pro net neutrality back to what they were before the shill a jeep I got in and dismantled it all at the behest of His former employer Verizon and now that's all kind of up in limbo because once again Kirsten Sinema and Joe Manchin Republicans have made it very clear. They're not gonna support GG soon So will Kirsten Sinema an opponent to net neutrality and Joe Manchin support GG soon? It depends it depends on whether or not their donors at Verizon Comcast and AT&T Got into their ear and I'm gonna gonna go ahead and guess that that is the case because they're lobbying hard against both Jessica Rosenwurzel And GG soon, but when it comes to GG soon, they're sounding the alarms So a jeep pies legacy might actually be preserved After all even having a Democratic administration because of corporate Democrats like Kirsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, it's just it's truly Frustrating right if Joe Manchin or excuse me Joe Biden had a spine He would actually be trying to hold these two accountable now. We don't know yet. So this is all speculation But assuming that they fight GG so in confirmation This is the fault of Joe Biden. I mean he supports net neutrality So if he wants it, he has to fight for it and we've seen time and again Joe Biden just he can't not be weak Right anything that Joe Manchin and Kirsten Sinema says anything that they demand they get it He capitulates and I think that he really enjoys them being the rotating villain He enjoys that they're out there to take the brunt of the backlash from progressives But the book stops with Biden. He is the president of the United States If you want something from his party, he should be able to get it at least More than more often than not, but that hasn't been the case. So I don't know how this is gonna turn out But it's the quick update It's a little bit bleak right now, but we'll have to wait and see but certainly You know, there needs to be grassroots effort and Enthusiasm around getting GG soon confirmed because it seems like Jessica Wilson-Warsall is a possibility But that still doesn't matter if at the end of the day The FCC is deadlocked 2-2 and they can't restore net neutrality so we have to get GG soon confirmed and We'll just have to wait and see for now But this is kind of a little bit of a roadblock and that's extremely disappointing