Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it
Tom DeLay, who helped establish a television ownership cap at 39% during his time in Congress, is arguing that the Trump FCC lacks the authority to repeal this rule. The dispute centers on whether the FCC has the power to unilaterally overturn a congressionally-set ownership limit, with DeLay asserting that only Congress can modify the cap it created.
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Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it
Tom DeLay, who helped establish a television ownership cap at 39% during his time in Congress, is arguing that the Trump FCC lacks the authority to repeal this rule. The dispute centers on whether the FCC has the power to unilaterally overturn a congressionally-set ownership limit, with DeLay asserting that only Congress can modify the cap it created.
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