John Kerry actually said...

"And Mr. Chairman, how do we ensure that independent programmers who have competing content have some effective redress under the nondiscriminatory protections in the Cable Act?"

"And can you share with me, just as a matter of principle, do you think that consumers should lose access to broadcast programming when the broadcasters and the cable providers fail to reach an agreeme..."

"I have confidence that the Chairman of the FCC and the Assistant Attorney General for antitrust are going to conduct a fair review and, if needed, impose sensible conditions on it."

"We all know that without that, big mergers can distort a market. They can reduce consumer choice, drive up prices."