Schatz Presses FCC Chairman Brendan Carr On Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Free Speech, Trump Administration Overreach

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, pressed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on his comments that led to the temporary suspension of comedian Jimmy Kimmel earlier this year and whether he believes the commission has the authority to revoke broadcast licenses over political satire it disagrees with.

Senator Schatz asked, "So you think you have jurisdiction over political satire under the public interest standard and the news distortion standard?"

Chairman Carr responded, "We have jurisdiction with respect to the broadcast airwaves uniquely to ensure that their operations are in the public interest."

Video of the full exchange is available here.

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