1. Michael O'Rielly is a former commissioner of the US Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency of the United States government.
11 Facts About Michael O'Rielly
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Michael O'Rielly was nominated by President Barack Obama in August 2013 and was confirmed on October 29,2013, taking office on November 4,2013.
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Michael O'Rielly was nominated to complete the term of outgoing commissioner Robert M McDowell which ended on June 30,2014.
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Michael O'Rielly was then renominated and reconfirmed by the Senate.
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Michael O'Rielly began his career as a Legislative Assistant to US Congressman Tom Bliley from 1994 to 1995.
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Michael O'Rielly then served as a Professional Staff Member on the Committee on Energy and Commerce in the United States House of Representatives from 1998 to 2003, and Telecommunications Policy Analyst from 1995 to 1998.
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From 2003 to 2009, O'Rielly worked in the office of US Senator John E Sununu, where he served as the Senior Legislative Assistant and later the Legislative Director.
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From 2009 to 2010, Michael O'Rielly worked for the Republican Policy Committee in the US Senate as a Policy Analyst for Banking, Technology, Transportation, Trade, and Commerce issues.
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From 2010 to 2013, Michael O'Rielly worked in the office of the Senate Republican Whip as a policy advisor for US Senator John Cornyn, and as a policy advisor, Deputy Chief of Staff, and Policy Director for US Senator Jon Kyl.
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Michael O'Rielly had reportedly expressed to Trump that he "had deep reservations" about the President's attempt to use his executive powers to order the FCC to limit the ability of online platforms to determine what they allowed on their platform, specifically his request that Section 230 legal protections be withdrawn from platforms that label or remove content shared by users which was deemed misleading, or otherwise violated their terms of service.
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Michael O'Rielly's tenure had officially expired in 2019, though he was permitted to serve through the end of 2020, or be reconfirmed for the position for another five years.