WASHINGTON—Two members of Congress are asking the acting Inspector General to open an investigation into what they term FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s “unprecedented” actions against the proposed merger of Standard General and Tegna, specifically, Rosenworcel’s decision to have the deal reviewed by an Administrative Law Judge.
With just one week left before the deal expires on May 22, after which financing will run out, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Committee Ranking Member Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (D-Wash.) wrote to Sharon Diskin, Acting Inspector General for the FCC to look into the factors that led to Rosenworcel’s decision. This comes after the two Congresspersons sent a letter to the FCC Chair in April asking that she respond to their concerns about whether the FCC was acting in good faith after referring the case to the judge.
