I have noticed, I am certainly not an expert on it, but if we look at some other countries in Western Europe and other democracies, many of them do in fact have the free TV time or the free newspaper time or whatever. It is not an unusual thing to do that. In fact, I think it is very common in a lot of other democracies. So there are precedents for doing that, and I think we need to look at some of these precedents in deciding what kind of a forum we should make.
Frank Pallone: “I have noticed, I am certainly not an expert on it, but if we look at some other countries in Western Europe and other…”
On the recordMarch 18, 1997
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Discussing the concept of free media time in democracies during a special order.
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