Maria Cantwell: “Brendan Carr should come before the Commerce Committee and…”

“There might be something that Seattle and Houston agrees on, but really, America should agree that if you want free speech, if you want freedom of expression, you also have to have a free press. And Brendan Carr should come before the Commerce Committee and talk about his actions that look like he's trying to influence these decisions that are licensure decisions based on what the president wants. And that has no place in the fcc. So, Senator, we have spoken a lot since January about how the Republicans in Congress, House and Senate, have largely abdicated their responsibility and their powers here, giving the free rein to the White House.” (01:29–01:44)

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