Daniel Inouye: “I rise to introduce a discussion draft bill that has been developed by Indian tribal governments to provide for the…”

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

Broadcasters should be allowed to negotiate for fair value and carriage of their signals.

I implore you to honor treaty obligations and to exempt all tribes and programs serving tribes from the current and any future sequestration.

. . . 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.