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Brendan Carr
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Brendan Carr is the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission.
Notable Quotes
"he hoped broadcasters would pledge to show civics programs to fulfill their public interest mandate to serve the needs and interests of their local communities as America’s 250th birthday celebration marches on."View Story →
"I believe in the greatness of our country."View Story →
"Broadcasters can voluntarily choose to indicate their commitment to the Pledge America Campaign."View Story →
"The media should feel a bit ashamed for having been lied to."View Story →
"I am calling on broadcasters to pledge to provide programming that promotes civic education, national pride, and our shared history."View Story →
"As part of this effort, I am calling on broadcasters to pledge to provide programming that promotes civic education, national pride, and our shared history."View Story →
"The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licences if they do not."View Story →
"The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not."View Story →
"Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up."View Story →
"If you care about local news, you should care about the future of local broadcast stations."View Story →
"to secure America's critical supply chains"View Story →
"If broadcasters don't like that, that's okay."View Story →
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way."View Story →
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