Democrats oppose plan to stack FCC with Republicans, plan probes of Chairman Carr
Summary
Senate Democrats opposed President Donald Trump’s nominee Danielle Thumann Severs for an open Federal Communications Commission seat, criticizing her answers about Chairman Brendan Carr and the FCC’s authority over the E-Rate program. Democrats said they plan to investigate Carr when they take control of Congress in January 2027.Key Facts
- Thumann Severs is an attorney and senior counsel to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.
- Sen. Ed Markey opposed advancing the nomination during the period before Democrats take control of Congress in January 2027.
- Sen. Ben Ray Luján asked Thumann Severs whether she supported Carr’s efforts involving broadcaster Jimmy Kimmel; she said she had not advised Carr on media matters.
- Luján said Democrats would call Carr to testify and use subpoena powers to investigate his actions.
- Thumann Severs said she helped Carr work on a proposal seeking public comment on the FCC’s authority to change or eliminate E-Rate.
- E-Rate is a roughly $2 billion-a-year program created by Congress to help connect students and library visitors to the Internet.
- Sen. Tammy Duckworth said the FCC cannot eliminate E-Rate without congressional approval and criticized Thumann Severs for not taking a clear position.
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