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Daniel Inouye: Congress established retransmission consent to 'ensure the universal availability of local broadcast signals' to…

On the recordJuly 23, 2012
Congress established retransmission consent to 'ensure the universal availability of local broadcast signals' to consumers.
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Daniel Inouye
Democratic · Hawaii

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Inouye explains the original purpose of retransmission consent.

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