Political Quotes

“drastic times require drastic measures and that's why I stand with my colleagues today in support of S.J. Res. 17, disapproving the FCC's June 2 vote to relax, and in some cases eliminate, the rules that safeguard one of our Nation's most precious possessions, the right of free and diverse exchange of opinion. This decision will pave the way for even greater concentration of media ownership in the hands of a select few and deprive the public to the diversity of viewpoints that are so important to democracy and objective reporting in this country. In response to the FCC's action, Senator Dorgan and I along with seven other colleagues sponsored S.J. Res. 17. This resolution would simply declare the FCC's June 2 rules on media ownership without force or effect and would leave in place the media ownership rules that existed prior to the Commission's decision. With the FCC's June vote on media ownership, the ``deregulatory express'' is out of the station--and we are now on track toward even greater ownership concentration and unfettered consolidation. Now, some have said that, with exponentially more media outlets than ever before, we should have nothing to fear. But while more mouths speaking is good, having more mouthpieces guarantees neither diversity of information nor opinion.”