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The HonorableAjit Pai1 Chairman 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 nth Street1 S.W. 
Washington1 D.C. 20554 
The Honorable Michael O 'Rielly1 Commissioner 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 nth Street1 S.W. 
Washington1 D.C. 20554 
The Honorable Brendan Carr1 Commissioner 
Federal Communications Commission 
445 nth Street1 S.W. 
Washington1 D.C. 20554 
Dear Chairman Pai and Commissioners O 'Rielly and Carr1 
l'm writing to urge you to publicly reject the President's comments on October nch 
suggesting the broadcast license of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) 
11must be challenged1 and if appropriate1 revoked.1' 
These comments are not only reckless and i[[-informed1 they directly violate the basic 
freedoms of speech and press that are enshrined in the First Amendment of the 
Constitution of the United States. As Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC)1 you took an oath to support and defend our 
Constitution. Yet is has been five days since the President delivered these 
indefensible remarks and you have failed to publicly reject them. The American people 
deserve to know that this attack on the Constitution will not be carried out by the 
FCC. 
The President's comments also directly violate the FCC's regulation of broadcast 
television licensees1 which states unequivocally that 11[t ]he First Amendment1 as well 
as Section 326 of the Communications Act1 prohibits the Commission from censoring 
broadcast material and from interfering with freedom of expression in broadcasting." 
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1 call on you to uphold your oath of office to our Constitution and the First 
Amendment by publicly rejecting any efforts or suggestions to the contrary. Silence is 
not an option when it comes to your oath or mine. 
nna G . Eshoo 
Member of Congress 
cc: The Honorable Mignon Clyburn1 Commissioner1 Federal Communications 
Commission 
The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel1 Commissioner1 Federal Communications 
Commission