John Oliver calls out "business daddy" AT&T for its stance on Texas' abortion ban

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"So far, much of corporate America has decided to not weigh in on this," Oliver said on Last Week Tonight of Texas' strict new abortion ban. "A stark contrast to their recent willingness to speak out on racial justice, voting rights and other social issues. And it's not just silence here: A major donor to the sponsors and co-sponsors of this bill is a political action committee belonging to AT&T who, pending approval of our sale to Discovery, are still technically our business daddy." Oliver went on to say that Last Week Tonight had reached out to AT&T for comment, and they were told "AT&T has never taken a stance on abortion" and that "Employee PAC contributions to Texas legislators went to both supporters and opponents of the Texas legislation." ALSO: Last Week Tonight pays tribute to senior segment producer Amanda Bayard, who died Sept. 1 at age 39.