03/27/2017
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"The hearing today may appear to be focused on a few discrete, arcane provisions of communications and copyright law, but it is fundamentally about consumers getting access to broadcast programming."
"For nearly 70 years, television has been a unifying thread in American society."
"As media consolidation has grown, so too have the fights over these programming agreements, and unfortunately, consumers have been caught in the middle."
"So I introduced a bill that will hopefully close this gap for seniors who are falling through and it is called the BENES Act."