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Mark Pryor

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Mark Pryor is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure during his tenure. Pryor was known for his moderate stance and worked across party lines on various legislative initiatives. He was re-elected in 2008 but lost his bid for a third term in 2014, marking the end of his Senate career.

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Aug 18, 2013

Is it true that your viewership, PBS's viewership, is actually going up?

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Aug 18, 2013

Like, maybe before football season starts?

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Aug 18, 2013

This has become a major component part of getting companies to locate here and keeping them here and keeping them coming.

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Aug 18, 2013

Thank you all. You guys have shown great discipline, but also you just--typical Arkansas, you just want to get down to the meat and potatoes and don't have to hear yourself talk.

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Aug 18, 2013

I want to ask you a question, as well.

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Aug 18, 2013

And my understanding is that is because everybody works really hard to try to make it work.

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Aug 18, 2013

Senator Pryor, we appreciate your continued leadership on many important issues in our industry, including your co-sponsorship of an amendment earlier this year that would have extended the moratorium on taxation of the Internet.

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Aug 18, 2013

Because isn't it true that the more you have to pay for the programming, at some point you are going to have to pass that on to the customer?

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Aug 18, 2013

I can speak firsthand to that because I use that sometimes.

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Aug 18, 2013

You know, one of the things we talk about in Washington on this subcommittee is the fact that the Federal Government owns a lot of spectrum.

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Aug 18, 2013

Yes. I think that is what happens on the other side.

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