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In a statement, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the country's broadcasters should use their national reach and ability to inform and entertain audiences by upping programming that highlights, quote, the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump administration today.
Carr cited the song-filled animated kids' TV series Schoolhouse Rock, created in the 1970s in the run-up to the country's 200th anniversary, as a good example.
Carr's suggestions also include starting each day with the Star Spangled Banner or Pledge of Allegiance and airing works by such U.S.
composers as John Philip Sousa and Duke Ellington.
In a statement issued on Friday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the country's broadcasters should use their national reach and ability to inform and entertain audiences by upping programming that highlights, quote, the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump administration today.
Carr cited the song-filled animated kids' TV series Schoolhouse Rock, created in the 1970s in the run-up to the country's 200th anniversary, as a good example.
He's going to do what the people want.
Carr's suggestions also include starting each day with the Star Spangled Banner or Pledge of Allegiance and airing works by such US composers as John Philip Sousa and Duke Ellington.
Yhdysvaltain puheenvuorossa demokraatit voivat lopulta kÀsitellÀ FCCin jÀrjestÀjÀ, Brendan Carrin jÀrjestÀjÀÀ. HÀn on se, joka vaikuttaa revokaatioon ABC-lainsÀÀntöÀ, jos he eivÀt virtaista Jimmy KimmelÀ. HÀn on se, joka on laittanut tutkimuksia.
jokaiselle media-networkille, joka on televisiossa, joka keskustellaan Trumpia negatiivisella nÀkökulmalla. Demokraatit olivat erinomaisia tÀmÀn keskustelun jÀlkeen. He saivat Brendan Carrin huomioon, ettÀ hÀn ei enÀÀ arvaa FCCtÀ,
to be an independent agency despite the fact that while this cross-exam was taking place, the FCC's website said that it was an independent agency. I want you to watch as Democratic Senator Lu Han cross-examines Brendan Carr and Brendan Carr is forced to concede that he and Donald Trump no longer view the FCC as independent. Here, play this clip. The FCC is an independent agency.
Senator, thanks for that question. Yes or no is all we need, sir. Yes or no, is it independent? Well, there's a test for this in the law, in the key portion of that test. Yes or no, Brendan? The key portion of that test is... Okay, I'm going to go to Commissioner Trustee. So just so you know, Brendan, on your website, it just simply says, man, the FCC is independent. This isn't a trick question. Okay, the FCC is not independent. So is your website wrong? Is your website lying?
Voisin sanoa, ettÀ FCC ei ole ilmainen jÀrjestö, koska... Okei, voinko lukea sinulle, ettÀ FCC on tehtÀvÀ onnistuminen FCC-jÀrjestöstÀ. Ilmainen yhdysvaltainen jÀrjestö, jota kongressi johtaa. Onko se todellista vai onko se vÀÀrÀ? FCC ei ole ilmainen jÀrjestö. Onko tÀmÀ totta vai onko tÀmÀ vÀÀrÀ? Minulla on kysymys.
Okay, thank you chairman, I'll get back to you. Chairman, I have a little bit of a time, I'll get back to you. The FCC is not an independent agency, formally speaking. Appreciate you saying that and being honest with the American people. Commissioner Trustee? Senator, thank you for the question. The president is the chief executive vested with all executive power in our government, and FCC commissioners are not, we do not have for-cause removal protections, which means that we aren't independent.
So is your website lying? I can't speak to the website. I've not seen that. You all are the commissioners in charge of this place, right? So this stuff has to be approved by one of you. If this is lying, then you should just fix it. Let me just say that. That wasn't even my gotcha question. I'm surprised that I've burned up three minutes talking about this damn thing. Commissioner Gomez? Yes, and we should be. I appreciate that. Well, Mr. Chairman, if I could just submit the printout of the homepage of the FCC into the record map. It says it's an independent agency, and if it's not true, then...
Changed it without objection. I appreciate that, sir. Then you have Democratic Senator Kim with his cross exam saying, let's just go back to what you just said. So you're now claiming that the FCC is not independent and you're just a stooge of Donald Trump. So you're finally admitting it. Here, play this clip.
Chairman Carr, I guess I just wanted to start with you. I was confused after hearing your response to one of my colleagues about the status of the FCC. I want to read you a quote here and see if you agree with it. Congress long ago determined that the FCC an independent expert agency. Is that correct or not? There's been sort of a sea change in sort of the law in the approach since I think I wrote that sentence. I'm assuming you gave it to me. You said it in front of Congress. Right.
The view has been that the Communications Act was passed in 1934, one year before Humphreys executor. And so Congress did not include in the Communications Act for cause removal of FCC commissioners. So I can be fired by the president for no reason or any reason at all.