Senate Commerce advances Roth for NTIA, hears from FCC nominee Trusty

The Senate Commerce Committee on April 9 moved to complete the roster of Trump administration officials with artificial intelligence policy roles, approving the nomination of Arielle Roth to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and hearing from Olivia Trusty, nominee to serve on the Federal Communications Commission.

The Commerce Committee approved Roth on a 16-12 vote, sending the nomination to the floor for final approval. The floor vote has yet to be scheduled.

Commerce has also posted responses to...