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Yvette Clarke: “The FCC should stop pushing this proposal until it analyzes the impact of the proposed rules on diversity of…”

On the recordApril 21, 2016
The FCC should stop pushing this proposal until it analyzes the impact of the proposed rules on diversity of programming, [and] independent and minority television programming.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Call for FCC to assess impact on minority media before proceeding.

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