07/07/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"Reforming the retransmission consent regime to address the broadcasters' government-sanctioned monopoly could halt the trend in rising prices and prevent consumers from suffering blackouts."
"In order to provide blackout relief to consumers, Congress could designate those who are caught in a broadcast television blackout as 'unserved.'"
"It is also an issue that brings Americans together because we all agree it is simply unacceptable that more than 60,000 veterans are homeless on any given night."
"I strongly believe that if we work together as a Nation, we can end veteran homelessness once and for all."