FCC leader says agency is no longer independent
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The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday deleted a longstanding reference to the agency's independence just minutes after a Democratic senator questioned the agency's Republican head on the telecom regulator's authority.
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.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr on Thursday defended his claim that the FCC is not an independent agency, asserting that Congress never gave FCC commissioners protection from being removed by the president at will.
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‘You intimidate’: Dem senator rages at Brendan Carr, calls him the chair of the ‘Federal Censorship Commission’
"He is turning the Federal Communications Commission into the Federal Censorship Commission. It's a betrayal of the FCC's mission. You should resign, Mr. Chairman." The post ‘You Intimidate’: Dem Senator Rages at Brendan Carr,
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