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Sep 25, 2026
Lean Left
The lone Democrat on the FCC, whose presence Wyden cited in questioning the agency's legal capacity to conduct business.
The left treats Gomez as a firewall against a Republican-dominated FCC approving mergers and deregulation that would further concentrate media ownership.
Sep 25, 2026
Far Left
The lone Democrat on the FCC is being asked whether the agency can legally function with only Republicans.
The far left sees Gomez as a placeholder appointed by a Democratic administration that has done nothing to break up media monopolies or restore local journalism, and views the FCC quorum debate as inside-the-Beltway noise.