This confirmation is critical and we're on a clock, Friend

Friend, for nearly six months, the confirmation vote for President Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been stalled in the Senate. Why? Because Gigi Sohn, a fierce advocate for open, affordable and democratic communications networks, is a threat to Big Telecom. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Gigi Sohn helped former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler draft the landmark 2015 net neutrality rules preventing internet service providers from selectively blocking or slowing down access to websites. She was a key architect of provisions in Biden’s infrastructure bill that would expand public broadband infrastructure and affordability to low-income and rural households. She has also been a longtime champion for universal broadband access, for protecting consumers’ online privacy rights, and has broad, bipartisan support from progressive organizations, consumer watchdogs, privacy advocates, and even [some industry groups](. Big Telecom cannot attack Sohn's record in good faith — she's great for consumers. So instead they're relying on a now familiar right-wing tactic: Vindictively targeting and maligning highly qualified and competent women by intentionally taking their views out of context and distorting their criticisms. Her opponents have poured millions of dollars into a [vicious, stomach-churning smear campaign]( falsely accusing Sohn of disliking people of color, hating rural America, and trying to censor conservatives. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( A Democratic FCC majority could restore consumer protections and broadband regulations that the Trump administration and Ajit Pai repealed, including reinstating net neutrality rules, stopping Big Telecom from abusing their power, and reinstituting broadband labels that allow consumers to more easily see information about prices, data allowances, and internet speeds before purchasing internet access. Corporate America can't rely on hot garbage Republicans to block this nomination. That's why they've also targeted Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly, Catherine Cortez Mastro, Joe Manchin and others to kill Sohn’s nomination. So far, it has been successful. Without overwhelming grassroots support, we could lose an opportunity to have a functioning, pro-consumer FCC. [Sign and send to your U.S. senators: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.]( [SIGN AND SEND A PETITION]( Keep fighting, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.