Senators condemn 'weaponization' of FCC by Chairman Carr
Carr’s public comments trigger concern among Democratic Senators on Commerce Committee
Three members of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees the Federal Communications Commission, wrote Chairman Brendan Carr on Thursday, asking him to stop immediately his abuse of the FCC’s legal authority and return to decisions based on evidence.
Hat tip to InsideRadio which reported this story late Monday.
The letter was written by Senators Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts; Ben Ray Luján, D-New Mexico; and Gary Peters, D-Michigan. We’ve posted the full letter below.
It is important to note that Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. In case you want to share your thoughts with your Senators, or another member of the committee, here is the full roster.
Majority Members
Ted Cruz, Texas (Chairman)
John Thune, South Dakota
Roger Wicker, Mississippi
Deb Fischer, Nebraska
Jerry Moran, Kansas
Dan Sullivan, Alaska
Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
Todd Young, Indiana
Ted Budd, North Carolina
Eric Schmitt, Missouri
John Curtis, Utah
Bernie Moreno, Ohio
Tim Sheehy, Montana
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming
Minority Members
Maria Cantwell, Washington (Ranking Member)
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
Brian Schatz, Hawaii
Ed Markey, Massachusetts
Gary Peters, Michigan
Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
Jacky Rosen, Nevada
Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico
John Hickenlooper, Colorado
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania
Andy Kim, New Jersey
Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware
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