Reps. Sam Liccardo, Jimmy Panetta and Ro Khanna sent a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles demanding information about a reported slowdown of the government satellite network in Ukraine.
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Sam Liccardo@sliccardoOct 28, 2026Multiple independent sources (CNBC-sourced primary reporting on the lawmakers' own site, Politico, SF Standard, Snopes) confirm that Reps. Liccardo, Panetta and Khanna sent a letter to chief of staff Susie Wiles demanding an investigation into the reported restriction of Starshield service in Ukraine.
What we found
Supports. The lawmakers' own congressional website and CNBC-sourced reporting confirm a letter led by Liccardo, Khanna and Panetta to Susie Wiles demanding a government-wide investigation into the restriction of Starshield in Ukraine.[1]
Supports. Politico reports the three Democrats sent a letter to Wiles asking for a briefing within two weeks on who decided to restrict Starshield speeds, matching the extraction passage.[2]
Supports. SF Standard confirms the three Bay Area Democrats sent a letter to Wiles demanding answers on who ordered the restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield service in Ukraine.[3]
Context. Ukrainian officials said restrictions remained in place despite Trump's claim that Musk restored access, and a WSJ report cited in other coverage says Musk ordered the slowdown; the claim itself concerns only the letter and not who ordered the slowdown.[1][4][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Silicon Valley Democrats demand investigation into Starlink restrictions in Ukraineliccardo.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Starshield slowdown probe sought by Silicon Valley ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Bay Area lawmakers press White House on who cut Ukraine's ...sfstandard.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Silicon Valley Democrats demand probe of Starlink limits on Ukraine ...thegopfiles.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5US Senator Gives Musk 2 Weeks to Explain Starlink's ...teslanorth.com · not rated · cited for: context
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