WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:
During a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights oversight hearing, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questioned Netflix Co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos about his company's overwhelmingly woke content and to examine the anti-competitive impacts of the proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers merger.
Transcript of Senator Schmitt's line of questioning, lightly edited for length and clarity:
Senator Schmitt: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Sarandos, you are currently the CO-CEO Netflix. Is that correct?"
Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix: "That's correct, sir."
Senator Schmitt: "Okay, and until recently, you were the Chief C...