"I'm a cosponsor and strong supporter of the Protecting America's Workers Act. And it has whistle blower protections in it."
"So, it seems to me that what's important here isn't that there is a law."
"I just find that interesting."
"Well, I think it's pretty useless when 15 people were killed, but they can write down that no one was killed."
"So, just reporting from your own experience that there is a sense of intimidation that does affect whistle blowers..."
"I say this as background so that you understand my inherent distrust of NBC's and Comcast's promises."
"One of my other concerns about Comcast/NBC--and this impacts people in Minnesota and all over the country--is their cable bills."
"It is a problem when the same company produces the programs and runs the pipes that bring us those programs."
"But with Comcast, it is going from one pocket to the other, with Comcast/NBC."
"It matters who runs the media companies. The media are our source of information."
"So my question is: In a merger transaction involving cable companies, how do you analyze whether consumers' cable bills are actually likely to go up?"