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Aimee Jorjani, chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Why is a Trump appointee stopping progress on America’s efforts to compete with China in the vital arena of 5G technology? That’s the question being asked in the wireless industry, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the White House itself. In June of 2019, Aimee Jorjani was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first full-time chairman of the obscure Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). The council is a creation of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its job is to “promote the preservation, enhancement, and sustainable use...

The battle in the United States Senate over the open Democratic seat on the Federal Communications Commission has taken another turn, with the Republican leader in the Senate throwing his support to an aide to the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to a report by the Reuters wire service. Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., had declared his intention to block the nomination of an aide to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., for the open spot on the FCC. President Bush had already announced that he would put the aide, Jonathan Adelstein, forward for...