Democrats oppose plan to stack FCC with Republicans, plan probes of Chairman Carr
Democrats also plan to use their majority next year to launch probes of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
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- "After the American people last week overwhelmingly rejected the MAGA agenda, there is no justification for this committee to advance partisan nominees during the lame-duck period," Sen.
- Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said today at the Commerce Committee's nomination hearing for Danielle Thumann Severs, Trump's pick to fill an empty commissioner's seat.
Senate Democrats today opposed President Trump's nominee for an open Federal Communications Commission seat, and criticized Republicans for moving to confirm a new commissioner during the period before Democrats take control of Congress in January 2027.
Thumann Severs, an attorney and senior counsel to Carr, faced questions from Democrats about whether she supports Carr's attacks on TV broadcasters.
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