Joaquin Castro tweeted the following:
"This week, my office is sending a letter to the FCC and the EEOC that asks them to move swiftly to execute the GAO's recommendations, which I hope they will do.I will also continue to urge regulators to carefully consider how proposed media mergers can impact Latinos."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joaquin Castro:
"In federal agency responses to the GAOs recommendations, both the EEOC and the FCC acknowledged the value of data-sharing between the two agencies and committed to exploring opportunities to do that."Read on Twitter
"Labor unions also play an important gatekeeping role in media & the EEOC requires certain unions to file a report on the demographics of their members.But its list isnt complete, and it needs the help of local unions to build a full picture of who should submit these reports."Read on Twitter
"@FCC If the @USEEOC (the main regulator overseeing equal opportunity) shared the info it has w/the FCC, we would have a more complete picture of if media companies are following federal anti-discrimination statutes. The FCC could use that info when deciding to renew station licensing."Read on Twitter
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