Doris Matsui: “I will vote against it, though, if it is in a package like this, because that is obviously overspending the surplus; and…”

Access to the internet is not optional. It is how Americans learn, apply for jobs, access healthcare, and stay connected to one another.

His claim that broadcasters will only be allowed to grow when they serve the ‘public interest’ is especially alarming given his record of using the FCC to pressure media companies and advance Donald Trump’s political interests.

The FCC should be protecting those voices, not giving the nation’s largest station owners and the Trump Administration more power over them.

Allowing this authority to lapse was a failure. To add insult to injury, it was a completely avoidable failure.