GOP rep: 'We got to investigate' Starlink slowdown report
Topics: Russia & UkraineElon Musk & Starlink
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- The Hill reports: “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. …”
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