Senators Ask FCC Why Agency Is 'Manhandling' Reporters Last week we noted how FCC guards shoved a reporter into a wall, followed him to the bathroom, and then forced him to leave the building...simply for asking a question during last week's FCC vote to begin killing net neutrality. The FCC's behavior was quickly criticized by reporters and the National Press Club, which called the event "completely unacceptable." FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly apologized for the guards' behavior, but claimed not to have seen the incident because he was "freezing and starving" (gutting consumer protections is apparently strenuous work).

Now, Senators are also urging the FCC to provide more detail on the incident. Democratic Senators Tom Udall and Maggie Hassan sent a letter to FCC boss Ajit Pai last Friday, making it clearn that the FCC's behavior would not be tolerated. "Given the FCC's role as the primary authority for communications law and its regulatory role with respect to the media, the FCC should set a sterling example when it comes to supporting the First Amendment and freedom of the press for other government entities here in the United States and around the world," the letter noted. "Yesterday’s incident at the FCC is not an isolated one and seems to be a part of a larger pattern of hostility towards the press characteristic of this Administration, which underscores our serious concern," the duo added. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley also joined in, issuing a Republican Senator Chuck Grassley also joined in, issuing a statement saying the FCC "needs to take a hard look at why this happened and make sure it doesn’t happen again." Reporters asking questions at such events is "standard operating procedure," and "there’s no good reason to put hands on a reporter who's doing his or her job," the Senator said.







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join:2015-08-10 42 recommendations Tch81 Member Hmmmm let me try... Because they want no publicity while they are ignoring the will of people and serving their corporate overlords? In other words being Republicans... jmiller

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Minneapolis, MN 39 recommendations jmiller Member Because.... the current administration has a problem with the news media reporting what is really happening.

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3 recommendations Suntop Premium Member Corporations are the ones destroying the nation The reason is because if the public knew the truth this would be stopped. Thanks to Trump's pick they are doing what he wants them to do as he very much likely holds vested interest in allowing all the protections to go away so they can put out complete trash and maximize profit. Only way to stop this is to have as many people go to these public meetings and voice against it. Likely they will be UNITED on out of there. Trump is "Making America Great Again" for the filthy fraggen rich. I hope you idiots who supported this buffoon is happy. He is destroying this nation, he just supported terrorists. Well the nation that has them in it with an ARMS deal do you think he is doing right?! If you do then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. I hope when you lose everything and we are all under a totalitarian rule you will be happy. And if you are going to defend him don't because I will ignore it. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. (I did not support Clinton either). I am done with this nation. No protection from the very wealthy. They do not want us to be healthy if we are healthy we can fight them. They want to take away our guns because without guns we are easily enslaved (Just ask the Sioux). Do you care? Do you care your grandchildren are going to be slaves? They take away consumer protections will make the corporations richer because they want us to have products that are made for 1 buck and sold for $300.00 that break a lot.



To those who did not vote you too are the problem because there may have been a chance that both of those vile monsters would have been chosen. America is finished. I will be surprised if we make it to 2020 without either going to WW3 or losing our lives due to illness.



I hate this outcome. Trump had it right he got in and he used that vile woman as a stepping stone. He has a lot more bad things than Clinton yet most every stupid sheeple was stuck over the damned e-mails and did not pay attention to the lizard that won the election. I am sorry but this is how it starts I hope you enjoy the world of 1984 and you are the only ones to blame. (Scared little twits who supports that buffoon and the twits who allowed Hillary to become the Democratic choice) Sorry but I am sickened how this nation went down the hole in 2000.



DO NOT try to defend any of Trump or the lame PAI's FCC actions as there is nothing you can say that will change the fact the very wealthy wants to get rid of the poor so they have more of the money.



When the press is treated like this soon will follow the thought police and then will follow the totalitarian world of 1984, I hope you Trump lovers are happy. (And Hell no I am NOT A SNOWFLAKE, I am a real American who stands up for what he believes and if I get killed over it so be it. You can get rid of the person BUT you cannot get rid of the IDEA!)