House Communications Subcommittee Democrats accuse FCC Chairman Pai of evading congressional oversight

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The 13 Democratic Reps on the House Communications Subcommittee accused Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai of trying to evade congressional oversight of his agency. The Reps sent a letter to Chairman Pai calling him out for failing to respond to oversight letters or fully answering questions during congressional testimony. “While we appreciate your continued willingness to testify before our Committee, we are concerned that you have been unable to give complete responses to verbal questions, questions for the record or oversight letters from our members,” the Reps wrote. “We take our oversight responsibilities very seriously, and we expect witnesses before the Committee and recipients of our letters to treat their responses the same way.”

The members also attached 26 letters they’ve sent to which they say the agency hasn't fully responded. They asked Chairman Pai to respond with written answers by June 4. “We have already responded to twenty-one of the letters in question and look forward to responding to the remaining few in the near future,” FCC spokesman Brian Hart said in a statement.  


House Communications Subcommittee Democrats accuse FCC Chairman Pai of evading congressional oversight