参议员泰德·克鲁兹（共和党-得克萨斯州）正试图在民主党于2027年1月接管参议院控制权之前，扩大共和党在联邦通信委员会（FCC）的多数优势。
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is aiming to widen the Republican majority on the Federal Communications Commission before Democrats take over control of the Senate in January 2027.
就在共和党在中期选举失利之前，克鲁兹昨日宣布将于11月10日举行提名听证会，审议特朗普提名的FCC委员人选丹尼尔·图曼·塞弗斯。作为参议院商务委员会主席任期最后两个月，克鲁兹似乎决心推动图曼·塞弗斯的提名进入参议院全体表决。
Just before the Republicans' midterm loss, Cruz yesterday announced a November 10 nomination hearing for Trump's FCC nominee, Danielle Thumann Severs. In his final two months as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, Cruz seems set on moving the Thumann Severs nomination to a full vote of the Senate.
如果图曼·塞弗斯获确认，共和党将在FCC取得罕见的3比1优势。到2027年底，如果特朗普不同意提名连任，FCC民主党委员安娜·戈麦斯将不得不离任，届时共和党优势可能扩大为3比0。
Confirming Thumann Severs would give Republicans an unusual 3-1 advantage on the FCC. That could become a 3-0 advantage at the end of 2027 because FCC Democrat Anna Gomez would have to leave the commission at that time if Trump does not agree to renominate her.