The following statement may be attributed to Free State Foundation President Randolph May regarding the confirmation of Michael O’Rielly:
“I have watched dozens of FCC commissioners perform their duties over four decades, and many, from both parties, have served with distinction. But I’d say, without any hesitation, that Mike O’Rielly is in the very top ranks of the commissioner cohort. His combination of experience and expertise, commitment to free market-oriented principles, willingness to work with all his colleagues, and roll-up-his-sleeves work-hard mentality, all advance the cause of achieving sound communications policy in so many areas. And he is always on the lookout to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens whose costs outweigh their benefits and impair consumer welfare.
I especially applaud the work Commissioner O’Rielly has pursued doggedly in the area of FCC institutional reform. This work, in which Commissioner O’Rielly has played a leading role, is not necessarily sexy or headline grabbing, but it is important to making FCC decision-making as efficient, effective, timely, and transparent as possible, all to the benefit of those subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction, but, most importantly, to consumers and the public at large.
I urge the Senate to speedily confirm Commissioner O’Rielly to another term, so he can continue to serve the public in the same exemplary fashion he has since he became a commissioner."
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