John Kerry

I don't want to see us do anything that hurts the openness and innovation and, sort of, creativity which has taken place.

I intend to work with the Senate Rules Committee Chairman, Chuck Schumer, and the Standing Committee of Correspondents to make sure that we do that.

How the American people get their information, what the structure of ownership is, is of enormous interest to all of us.

This hearing is genuinely geared to examine, to understand what we don't know.

As Chairman Kerry said, enable our democracy.

We've still got to think about what's going to happen and how we're going to fund and how we're going to keep what happens in States and in localities.

I hope Mr. Simon isn't correct, you know, that it's an opportunity for, you know, nefarious efforts.

So, what would it take---- What would you need to be able to do that?

Why do they not have a right--why is it antiquated to believe they have a right to be paid for their product?

We don't want it just to survive, we want it to expand.

Isn't there a greater synergy that could be found between you and this?

Our republic and its press rise or fall together.

Preserving robust and independent journalism at the national and local levels is an important goal for the United States.

Well, thank you, Senator, for a clear, concise, and brief summary of both your position and of the predicament.

I think we will absolutely continue the conversation with the Rules Committee with respect to the accreditation.

I think it's worthy of your attention.

But, you claim to be immune from that.

I think everybody is all for doing that, but you still have the initial question--I mean, that's after you've read their product.

Would you find it onerous to be in a position where you have to sit down with them as a--as an aggregate and negotiate something?

We can make a lot of arguments about that.

Help us to understand who gets paid where, how.

Amy Klobuchar never misses an opportunity to say, 'We need Al Franken here.'

I enjoy doing these as roundtables, to be honest with you, and I've done that a lot on the Foreign Relations Committee lately.

Thank you very much.

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