[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 183 (Thursday, December 1, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2152]
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                  IN RECOGNITION OF TIME WARNER CABLE

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 1, 2011

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Time Warner Cable 
for its investment in local television news coverage, specifically for 
opening a Washington, D.C., news bureau that will cover stories and 
events here in Washington that are important to the communities its 14 
local news channels serve throughout the country.
  Mr. Speaker, TWC is dedicating significant resources to high quality 
local news channels that provide critical local news, weather, traffic 
and sports coverage in the communities that they serve. We live in an 
age when local television news is disappearing and hometown newspapers 
are fast becoming a thing of the past. However, in the Charlotte area 
stations remain committed to reporting in-depth local stories. It is 
important to make note of the rare times when we see investment in 
local news coverage. I applaud Time Warner Cable for recognizing the 
importance of local news, for investing in it and creating jobs while 
providing this critical service to their customers and my constituents. 
Certainly it is with more local news coverage that we will have a 
better informed citizenry, which can only advance our great country.

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