"The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the “public interest.”"
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14 February 2019 tweet in response to 13 Feb 2019 article on USA Today by Jessica Rosenworcel a fellow Commissioner in the FCC — at this time Republican Ajit Pai was the Chair (2017-2021) while Carr was the Commissioner (2017+), Carr took over the position in 2025 from Democrat nominee Jessica Rosenworcel who served from 2021 to 2025.
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