Ted Cruz is speaking out against the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to launch an early review of Disney‘s broadcast TV licenses amid backlash Jimmy Kimmel has faced for his “expectant widow” joke.
“It is not government’s job to censor speech, and I do not believe the FCC should operate as the speech police,” the Republican senator from Texas told Punchbowl News. He wasn’t the only one to criticize the FCC’s decision, as the National Association of Broadcasters also issued a statement on Wednesday.
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“The FCC’s broadcast license renewal process must be grounded in predictability, fairness and transparency, principles reflected in the license terms Congress established and later extended. The Media Bureau’s nearly unprecedented request for one company to quickly reapply for all of its licenses — rather than utilize its traditional enforcement process — runs contrary to these principles and creates significant uncertainty
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