"Cruz plans to introduce a bill in the coming weeks that would codify protections against government-driven censorship, and make it easier for consumers to win monetary damages in lawsuits, he said in an interview. Cruz, the head of the Senate Commerce Committee, said he also plans to focus on the topic in a series of hearings that are expected to include Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr."
"I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying, 'We're going to decide what speech we like and what we don't, and we're going to threaten to take you out there if we don't like what you're saying.'"
"Cruz even compared Carr's comments to those of the "mafioso.""
Sen. Ted Cruz plans to introduce a bill to codify protections against government-driven censorship and to make it easier for consumers to recover monetary damages in lawsuits. He intends to hold hearings on the topic as head of the Senate Commerce Committee, expected to include FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Cruz publicly defended the principle of Kimmel's right to speak despite condemning Kimmel's remarks and supporting his temporary removal. Cruz warned that government threats to remove programming for disfavored speech are dangerously akin to deciding which speech is acceptable. Cruz compared Carr's comments to those of the "mafioso," and Kimmel thanked him when the show returned.
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