A swirl of letters, demands for oversight hearings and proposed legislation in the face of Jimmy Kimmel’s temporary suspension has brought new scrutiny to the role of the Federal Communications Commission and its chairman.

ABC announced Monday that it would reinstate Kimmel’s show Tuesday night, after less than a week off the air, but concerns remained from Democrats and some Republicans that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr overstepped his authority in the matter.

The lone Democrat on the FCC, Anna Gomez, has been pointed in her criticism of Carr, while also calling on Congress to more directly clarify the public interest obligation imposed on broadcasters in return for their licenses.

Carr appeared last week on a conservative podcast in which he seemed to threaten ABC or its local affiliates

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