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On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
From my vantage point, it is hard to see how just putting Band-aids on this issue, the question of reforming the Satellite Home Viewer Act, is going to really address the concern.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden critiques the ineffectiveness of minor reforms to the Satellite Home Viewer Act.

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