Under current circumstances, the Democrats are strong enough – with control of the Senate and of the presidency – to fend off these assaults. Consequently, senior Fed and White House officials seem rather confident that nothing dramatic will happen that would undermine the Fed’s independence.
在当前环境下，民主党势力足够强大——控制着参议院，总统也是民主党——能够抵挡住共和党的攻击。因此，美联储和白宫高级官员相当自信地认为不会发生破坏美联储独立性的重大改变。