Political Quotes

“I rise to urge the Senate's expeditious consideration of S. 1485, legislation to ensure that home viewers will continue to have access to satellite reception of television. For 81,000 people in Alabama and millions of people all across America, this legislation will protect their access to news information and entertainment services which connect them with the rest of the country and the world. I am proud to have been a cosponsor of the 1988 Satellite Home Viewer Act, which made possible the development of home satellite viewing, and believe that satellite technology has gone a long way toward reducing the gap between information haves and have-nots in our country. It is, therefore, quite alarming to be facing the expiration of the copyright license that has made the development of the home dish industry possible. At a time when Congress is all abuzz with talk of a new information superhighway, it would be unconscionable to leave our rural citizens worrying about whether they would have access to broadcast and cable programming next year.”