[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     KEEP AM RADIO IN OUR VEHICLES

  (Mr. ALFORD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALFORD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to, once again, express my 
sincere support for AM radio.
  Yesterday, my good friend, Representative Jake LaTurner of Kansas, 
and I led a bipartisan resolution promoting the use of AM radios in 
automobiles.
  Not only is AM radio a pillar of our communication infrastructure, 
but it is a beacon of our resilience and a representation of our unity 
as a nation.
  It connects us. It informs us. At times, it has saved us.
  One in five Americans regularly turns to a radio station for their 
local news, and nearly one-half of all adults in our great Nation 
derive part of their news from radio broadcasts--not TV, not social 
media, but radio.
  Our AM radio stations reach a staggering monthly audience of 82 
million Americans.
  This is not a voice whispering into the void. This is a loudspeaker 
that broadcasts to the masses. It is a reliable source of news and 
information to tens of millions of citizens.
  Madam Speaker, let's keep the airwaves alive. Let's keep the people 
informed. Let's keep AM radio in our cars and trucks.

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