Skip to Main ContentBrendan Carr Pressed On Disappearance Of FCC 'Independent Agency' LanguageRep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) pressed FCC Chair Brendan Carr on the agency no longer identifying itself as "independent," asking him about the timing of that change after Carr appeared before Congress in mid-December."Prior to the hearing, it was an independent agency," Menendez pointed out. "You made a comment during the hearing, and then someone changed the website to ... make no reference to it being an independent agency. So I just want the American people to know, had that decision already been made when you walked into the hearing, or did you make that decision at the hearing?"Carr replied: "I'm pleased that the FCC website reflects my views."Watch the full exchange below:See All UpdatesClose