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Ted Cruz: “The Federal Communication Commission is in charge of…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Jimmy Kimmel Fired-Was it Right & Should the FCC have Gotten Involved plus Trump Designates ANTIF...

Published | Video Starts at 22:49

So I want to make sure we explain it clearly when you say no and it's dangerous. Explain and run this out the slippery slope that this can open so that people understand why we're saying it. So The Federal Communication Commission is in charge of granting broadcast licenses. So abc, NBC, cbs, they have licenses from the fcc. It is true that under statute, they're required to be in the public interest. What he is saying is Jimmy Kimmel was lying. (22:49–22:56)

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Asserts that the FCC grants broadcast licenses.

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