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Brian Schatz: “You actually said [broadcasters] have a license granted by…”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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If you care about free speech in America, watch this exchange with Trump's FCC Chairman.

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

And licenses are not sacred cows. Yes, you can do things to lose a license. I mean, you're kind of tiptoeing through the tulips here, right? Because what You actually said [broadcasters] have a license granted by us at the FCC that comes with an obligation to operate in the public interest. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. These companies can find ways to change conduct and take action, frankly. On Kimmel. On Kimmel. (02:18–02:27)

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Asserts that [the Other Speaker stated that broadcasters] have an obligation to operate in the public interest as per FCC licensing.

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