I think very simply because both sides now have quite a bit of leverage, and when both sides have leverage roughly equal, and I think that is the situation today, it is the optimal circumstance for legislating.
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I think it moves in the right direction, and I think it is important to note how far the Republicans have now moved toward the historic Democratic position.
The purpose of this license was never to subsidize satellite service. It was always to serve people who could not get a distant network signal any other way.
We need to keep this 119 license, and it would be my goal strongly to defend it.
I want to say thank you to you and Mr. Smith and your very excellent staffs for the outstanding cooperation you have provided.
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