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Ted Cruz: “The public interest standard and its wretched offspring like…”

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

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Sen. Cruz Delivers Remarks on Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission

Published | Video Starts at 05:20

… concerns were miraculously absent when the Biden administration was pressuring Big Tech to silence Americans for wrong think on Covid and election security. It will underscore a simple truth that The public interest standard and its wretched offspring like the News Distortion Rule have outlived whatever utility they once had. and it is long past time for Congress to pass reforms. I'm grateful to our witnesses for being here today to talk about what the FCC is doing and how to address some of these important issues. (05:20–05:29)

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Asserts that certain FCC standards and rules are outdated.

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