[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8525-S8526]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

  Mr. DOLE. Mr. President, remarks I made in California a few weeks ago 
have played a role in starting a new national debate on how the 
entertainment industry has contributed to the coarsening of our 
culture. 

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  I was certainly not the first in this Chamber to take some to task 
for placing profits ahead of the innocence of our children. Senators 
Simon and Bradley have fought the good fight on this matter for many 
years.
  One thing that those Senators and I know, however, is that what we do 
here on the floor of the Senate, matters far less than what occurs out 
in the real world.
  Until Americans hold accountable those who debase our culture, then 
there is little hope for progress.
  But there are definite signs of progress all across the country. And 
today, I wanted to congratulate radio station KGRM, which is the campus 
radio station at Grambling State University in Shreveport, LA.
  Earlier this week, the station announced that, as a protest against 
profanity and obscenity, it will not play rap music for 19 days.
  The station's assistant director said--and I quote--``If we can give 
students a format that's free of obscenity as far as words and lyrics, 
I think they'll be receptive to it.''
  Mr. President, Robert Kennedy once said ``Each time a man stands for 
an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against 
injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.''
  This morning, radio station KRGM is transmitting much more than just 
words and music. It is also transmitting a ripple of hope. I 
congratulate them for their courage.

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