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Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr said in Senate testimony last month that the agency he governs "is not an independent agency," a major departure from the language used to describe the agency when it was established by Congress in 1934.
Why it matters: Carr's interpretation of the agency as an agent of the president's will has been reflected in the FCC's slew of investigations into media companies deemed unfavorable by the president.
