Daniel Inouye: “I introduce S. 65, the Hawaiian Homeownership Act, because I believe this program is essential to provide affordable…”

the best way to protect consumers in the long run is to do away with the retransmission consent regime altogether.

Congress established retransmission consent to 'ensure the universal availability of local broadcast signals' to consumers.

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.

I believe the record should show how much we appreciate the work of the distinguished Senator from Mississippi, the vice chairman of the committee, Thad Cochran. We have demonstrated to our colleagues that bipartisanship works in this…