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Thumann Severs Nomination Hearing Postponed

The Senate Commerce Committee didn’t immediately set a new date

Jake Neenan

Jake Neenan

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Thumann Severs Nomination Hearing Postponed
Photo of Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, at the 2026 Republican convention in Dallas by Julio Cortez/AP

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2026 – The Senate Commerce Committee has postponed a nomination hearing for a new Federal Communications Commissioner.

The committee was set to consider Danielle Thumann Severs’ nomination to join the agency this week on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10:30 a.m.

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