WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) presides over Admiral Kevin Lunday's confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard before the in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. A career national security attorney and judge advocate, Lunday has been serving as acting commandant since January 21, 2025. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)