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Tom Harkin: “As I read the Inhofe amendment, all it says is that: The Secretary of Defense may appoint an individual to serve as…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2005
As I read the Inhofe amendment, all it says is that: The Secretary of Defense may appoint an individual to serve as ombudsman . . . to act as an intermediary between the staff of the American Forces Network and the Department of Defense, military commanders, and listeners to the programming of the American Forces Network. That is all it says. It doesn't say what his duties are. My amendment specifically says that the ombudsman will do these things: Appointed by the Secretary of Defense for a term of 5 years; not engage in any prebroadcast censorship; conduct regular reviews of the integrity, balance and fairness; respond to program issues raised by the audience regarding the network's programming; refer complaints to AFR management; make suggestions regarding ways to correct imbalances; and prepare an annual report both to the SECDEF and Congress. So my amendment spells out what the ombudsman should do. The Inhofe amendment does not.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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