Mike, Wicker is the second most important Senator on the Senate Committee with direct oversight of the FCC. There is no misunderstanding here. And there are multiple reasons why any FCC Chair would want to stay in Senator Wicker’s good graces on an issue like this. Dave David R. Siddall Managing Partner DS Law, PLLC 1629 K St. NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20006 direct: +1 202 559 4690 Unauthorized Disclosure Prohibited. This e-mail is intended solely for the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is proprietary, confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, it is prohibited to disclose, copy, distribute, or use the contents of this email and its attachments. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all electronic and physical copies of the e-mail message and its attachments. Unintended transmission shall not constitute waiver of attorney-client or any other privilege. Thank you. From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of Michael Ritz <w7vo@comcast.net> Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at 7:38 PM To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> Subject: [arrl-odv:34141] Re: Legislative Efforts — Good News Correct me if I'm wrong, but this just tells FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel that Sen. Wicker would like the pending petitions acted upon, but doesn't really direct her to do anything. In real terms, is this really significant? What are the real odds of something happening here? 73; Mike W7VO On 10/04/2022 3:18 PM John Robert Stratton <n5aus@n5aus.com> wrote: Lest there is any doubt that both the time and money spent on lobbying Congress does not produce any benefit, I submit the enclosed letter sent by Sen. Wicker to FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel on behalf of the ARRL and our Members. The Legislative Advocacy Committee has been working with multiple Congressional offices to bring pressure to bear on the FCC to move the multiple Amateur Radio related matters that have been languishing for years at the FCC. Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT) and Cong. Kinzinger (R-IL), acting at the League's request, submitted similar requests to Chairwoman Rosenworcel in the early Spring. But, those requests, while greatly appreciated, were not as strong or as direct as Sen. Wicker's. The LAC, David Siddall, Pres. Roderick and our lobbyists met with Sen. Wicker's staff and with Sen. Wicker's staff on the Commerce Committee during our trip to Washington , DC in September to again request his assistance in moving the FCC off the dime. That visit and our years long relationship with Sen. Wicker has borne fruit. Sen. Wicker is the Ranking Member on the Commerce Committee; an "inquiry" and a demand for a timeline from a Senator as Senior and as powerful as Sen. Wicker carries weight. I would suggest that publishing a news item on the website that would feature this letter would be welcomed by the Members, would be appreciated by Sen. Wicker, and would send a message to Washington that Amateur Radio has powerful friends. _______________________________________ John Robert Stratton N5AUS Director West Gulf Division Office: 512-445-6262 Cell: 512-426-2028 P.O. Box 2232 Austin, Texas 78768-2232 _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv