McCaskill Still Assessing Timeline for Possible Pay-TV Bill Hearing

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is still trying to nail down whether it's possible to hold a hearing on pay-TV industry bill practices this year. McCaskill is chairwoman of the Commerce Consumer Protection Subcommittee and said months ago that she hoped to hold a hearing this year if possible. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., endorsed the idea of such a hearing at a September markup session and said McCaskill should lead it. But staffers are still looking at the calendar and assessing when and if such a hearing is possible later this month or December, a Democratic Senate staffer told us. Congress returns for the lame-duck session Nov. 12.