"We can't afford to let this generation fall behind. These children are our nation's future and we need to find ways to close the homework gap for them and for ourselves."
"I stand ready to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to come up with real solutions to address these challenges."
"I have great affection for the gentleman but that request is denied."
"we must continue to hear these stories so that we never, ever forget."
"In the United States, women and people of color own less than ten percent of all commercial radio and TV stations."
"It is critical that we find ways to make these distribution channels more reflective of our country's racial and demographic makeup."
"That is one reason I am happy that we will be considering H.R. 3957, the Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act, introduced by Mr. Butterfield."
"This resolution affirms the commitment of the House to media diversity and pledges that Congress will work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate ..."
"It's critical that we find ways to make these distribution channels more reflective of our country's racial and demographic makeup so that our media may effectively serve the needs of the diverse comm..."
"That's one reason I'm happy that we will be considering H.R. 3957, the 'Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act' introduced by Mr. Butterfield."
"It is imperative that Congress, the FCC, and all interested stakeholders work together to help bring more diversity to our nation's media ownership."
"I want to thank you, Madam Chair, for your kindness, and the ranking member, for allowing me to waive on to the subcommittee today."