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Ted Cruz: “This committee has already held one hearing on government…”

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

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Ted Cruz Leads Senate Commerce Committee In Executive Session To Consider Pending Business

Published | Video Starts at 21:39

Democrats have spent years trying to de platform Americans and broadcasters they disliked. Many of them urged the FCC to revoke licenses from Sinclair for urging conservative views. This committee has already held one hearing on government censorship in the First Amendment, and we will be holding more hearings in the coming weeks. And I'll be soon introducing legislation to prohibit government jawboning and to empower Americans to vindicate their constitutional rights. And so Senator Markey will soon have an opportunity to support my legislation, to put action behind his words. (21:39–21:46)

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Asserts that the committee has held a hearing on government censorship and plans more hearings.

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