Senate hearing on FCC with chair Brendan Carr
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) chastised his colleagues: "The 1st Amendment is not a one-way license for one team to abuse the power."
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defended his enforcement actions while Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., accused him of running a "Federal Censorship Commission" during a heated Senate exchange.
The FCC earlier this year told local broadcasters they could be fined or lose their licenses if they aired “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
FCC Chair Brendan Carr's testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee comes after he faced bipartisan criticism for threatening Disney over Jimmy Kimmel's show.