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On the recordMarch 9, 2009
But in modernizing the statutes, I'm determined that we do not do so in a way that diminishes the voice of minority broadcasters.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters advocates for protecting minority broadcasters during copyright law updates.

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