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Some lawmakers press for FCC oversight after chair’s remarks on broadcasters
Summary
Several members used the Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing to demand an oversight hearing of FCC chair Brendan Carr, citing recent public comments and actions they say threaten broadcasters and free‑speech norms. Republicans and Democrats differed sharply in characterizing past congressional letters and the chair’s conduct.
Several members of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee used opening statements at a broadband permitting hearing to raise concerns about Federal Communications Commission actions and to call for oversight of FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
Ranking and senior Democratic members said recent public threats—according to their statements—by the FCC chair to broadcasters over program content amount to a politically motivated…
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