The FCC vote was opposed by members of Congress who said the FCC had tried to "flout the will of Congress" and the decision was "wrongheaded, misguided and illogical".
[37] The decision drew political fire, and cooperation with Congress was one issue.
[40] In June 1987, Congress attempted to preempt the FCC decision and codify the fairness doctrine,
[41] but the legislation was vetoed by President
Ronald Reagan. In 1991, another attempt to revive the doctrine was stopped when President
George H. W. Bush threatened another veto.
[42]