I am confident, as I believe other cosponsors of the bill are, that the FCC has the authority under the Communications Act and under the provisions of this bill to address what would be the rare instances in which such carriage agreements are not reached. I believe that the FCC should exercise this authority, when necessary, to help ensure that local broadcast signals are available to all the cable subscribers.
Inouye expresses confidence in the FCC's authority to resolve retransmission consent issues.
Share
More from Daniel Inouye
The Department affects almost all sectors of our Nation's economy and literally touches all of our lives.
The intent of that language, it was clarified by one of the sponsors of that language, Senator Daniel K. Inouye
By allowing the DREAM Act to sit idle, we extinguish hope for a lot of people and deny too many the opportunity I was given.
It is and has always been Federal law and policy that Indian tribes recognized by the Federal Government stand on an equal footing to each other and to the Federal Government.
Other voices in this conversation
