What: All Issues : Making Government Work for Everyone, Not Just the Rich or Powerful : Equal Access to the Airwaves/Broadcast Media
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Making Government Work for Everyone, Not Just the Rich or PowerfulEqual Access to the Airwaves/Broadcast Media
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
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2011 House of Representatives
Roll Call 192. (H.R. 1076) Final passage of legislation eliminating all federal funding for National Public Radio Mar 17, 2011. N L
Roll Call 190. (H.R. 1076) Legislation eliminating all federal funding for National Public Radio – On the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill Mar 17, 2011. N L
Roll Call 189. (H.R. 1076) Legislation eliminating all federal funding for National Public Radio – On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the bill Mar 17, 2011. N L
Roll Call 83. (H.R. 1) On an amendment prohibiting the use of funds provided by a “continuing resolution” (which funded government agencies and programs for the remainder of the year) for the enforcement of “network neutrality” rules. (“Network Neutrality” refers to a regulation prohibiting Internet service companies from giving preferential treatment to online content providers that pay more for faster service.) This amendment was offered to a continuing resolution funding the federal government through September 2011, and cutting $61 billion in federal funding for many government programs. Feb 17, 2011. N L
2009 House of Representatives
Roll Call 573. A resolution to prevent the FCC from implementing the “Fairness Doctrine”, which required the holders of broadcast licenses to present controversial issues of public importance in a balanced way - - on a motion to table (kill) an appeal of a ruling that the resolution was not in order Jul 17, 2009. Y W
Roll Call 508. (H. R. 2997) On the Kingston of Georgia Amendment, which would have prohibited any money in the bill providing fiscal year 2010 funding for the Department of Agriculture and rural programs from being used for rural broadband loan and loan guarantee programs before September 15, 2010. Jul 09, 2009. N W
Roll Call 52. The Digital Television Delay Act (S.352)/On Passage. Feb 04, 2009. Y W
Roll Call 51. The Digital Television Delay Act (S.352)/Motion to recommit with instructions to retain the effective date for conversion to all-digital television for the portion of the broadcasting spectrum in or near that to be used by first responders. Feb 04, 2009. N W

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