Civil Rights Organizations’ Letter for the Record FCC Oversight Hearing
The Honorable Richard Hudson
Chairman
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20515
The Honorable Doris Matsui
Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Chairman Hudson and Ranking Member Matsui,
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 240 national organizations to promote and protect the
rights of all persons in the United States, and the undersigned organizations, we express our deep concern with the operations of the Federal Communications Commission and urge the Committee to conduct vigorous oversight.
We also ask for this letter to be entered into the record of the January 14, 2026, House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing conducting oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr has weaponized the Commission to fight a culture war for the administration instead of carrying out the Commission’s true mission: to serve the people of the United States. As a chief author of the anti-democratic Project 2025, Chair Carr is committed to a vision of a nation that serves the interests of the powerful few. As civil rights advocates, we are deeply alarmed by his attacks on our values and our communities and urge this committee to take seriously its charge to conduct oversight of the FCC.