Daniel Inouye: “I, for one, am very concerned about the long-term effect it will have on our military recruiting and retention.”

Ricky and former Chairman of the Committee, Senator Inouye, were great partners.

. . . If [the FCC] identifies such unforeseen instances in which a lack of agreement results in a loss of local programming to viewers, the Commission should take the regulatory steps needed to address the problem.

We have the diplomatic approach, which is the carrot and carrot approach, where everybody wins.

I commend Chairman Rockefeller for convening this hearing to consider the impact of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 on the modern television marketplace.