[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27566]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               BROADCASTER FREEDOM ACT DISCHARGE PETITION

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. This summer, some of the most powerful Members of 
Congress, the House and the Senate, advocated a return of censorship to 
the airwaves of America in the form of the so-called Fairness Doctrine. 
I, along with more than 200 of my colleagues, introduced the 
Broadcaster Freedom Act. It would ensure that no future President could 
regulate the airwaves of America without an act of Congress.
  Yesterday, House Republicans introduced a discharge petition to bring 
the Broadcaster Freedom Act to the floor of Congress. In 1 day, Madam 
Speaker, over 125 Members of Congress signed this petition.
  The American people should know, if 218 Members of Congress sign this 
petition, we can have an up-or-down vote on legislation that would keep 
the Fairness Doctrine from ever coming back.
  I urge my colleagues, Republicans and Democrats, if you believe in 
broadcast freedom, if you believe in the freedom of the press, if you 
believe that freedom of the press is not a partisan issue, sign the 
petition. Bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act to the floor of the 
Congress and freedom will win again in Congress.

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