GOP rep: 'We got to investigate' Starlink slowdown report

The Hill - Oct 21, 2026

Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) is calling for a congressional investigation into the Starlink slowdown in Ukraine after a report that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk personally ordered it. “We got to call the witnesses, got to bring them in, put them under oath, and get to the bottom of it,” Fitzpatrick told CNN’s...

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GOP rep: 'We got to investigate' Starlink slowdown report

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