Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr has committed to appearing before the Senate Commerce Committee following remarks about Jimmy Kimmel that set off a free speech firestorm last month.

The official will testify in front of the Senator Ted Cruz-chaired committee at an unspecified date, a committee representative confirmed. Semafor was the first to report the news.

Carr has been in the news for weeks over his remarks about late-night host Kimmel. Following some controversial comments Kimmel made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the FCC chair appeared to threaten the licenses of ABC affiliates that broadcast Jimmy Kimmel Live! in a Sept. 17 appearance on a conservative YouTube show.

Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr has commi

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