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I ask the Senator from Montana a question: Does he believe that the people of the United States, having granted a franchise to somebody to operate a service using a piece of the frequency bandwidth, should say, ``You own it, do whatever…
I am perfectly willing to have a debate about the comparative analysis between the Homestead Act and private property and franchises granted to phone companies to have a monopoly to deliver a local telephone service or to a television…
It is not the same. Mr. President, I ask the Senator from Montana, did the Senator believe we should not pass laws restricting what broadcasters can put over the airwaves? We do not have similar laws for people in their home. I can engage…
I can answer the question, now I understand what the Senator is saying. You are saying that bandwidth and a piece of real estate are the same? They are not the same. In that regard they are not the same. The people's airwaves are licensed.
If you want to talk of the Homestead Act, it has many specific requirements for the individual to develop, and if they worked the land and developed the land, they owned the land.
First of all, I ask my friend from North Dakota, Mr. President, is it not the case that one of the arguments we have heard all along for this bill that we are going to get more competition? Are Time Warner and Turner competitive?
Will we not get less competition as a consequence of bringing these two companies together?
As a consequence of the Domenici amendment, an offset is not needed. That is what my modification did, was to strike it. His is a straightforward argument against this amendment. It can only be made on the basis the Senator from Texas…
It may well be that the Senator from Florida did not understand. That was incorporated in the amendment and was suggested as an exception by the Senator from Wyoming. And I think it satisfies the concerns of the Senator from Florida. It is…
On behalf of Senator Simon, I offer this amendment which would authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey real property and military family housing at the former Fort Sheridan, IL, to a competitive bidder in exchange for a parcel of…
This represents the responsible role for the operation of support aircraft and responds to the recommendations by management of these aircraft by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Commission on Rules and Missions of the armed…
This amendment provides the military services greater flexibility to negotiate longer interim leases for the reuse of property at a closing of a military installation. This amendment allows for flexibility without eliminating important…
This amendment would modify section 1007 to require DOD to provide Congress with a prioritized list of modernization and investment priorities, at least for large amounts, amounts that will be funded by Congress this year. This will ensure…
This amendment that I have offered on behalf of Senator Boxer is an amendment which requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on the disposal plans of 477 acres of real property located at Fort Ord, CA. Mr. President, I…
This amendment by Senator Mikulski first would allow for all base closure affected property at Fort Holabird, MD, to be disposed of in the 1994 base closure disposal process and, second, would authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey…
The Army believes this additional software would help save operation and maintenance funds, since testing will be avoided, and shipping equipment to depots, when the action is not necessary. I believe this is a very worthy amendment. I…
I strongly feel that the Senate should revisit the issue in a different form so that it may be clarified in light of President Clinton's recent decision to forgo such tests. Therefore, Mr. President, I would emphasize that the amendment…
I would like to say we are making good progress, working back and forth on both sides. I think with a little cooperation here and a little cooperation there, this whole proposition might move much more expeditiously than we had earlier…