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by Don
Schellhardt
POSITIONS OF U.S. SENATORS REGARDING S. 1046:
THE
TED STEVENS (R-AK) AND ERNEST HOLLINGS (D-SC) BILL
TO OVERRIDE THE FCC’S JUNE 2, 2003 DECISION TO LOOSEN MEDIA OWNERSHIP
LIMITS
The Situation As Of June 25, 2003
HOW TO CONTACT YOUR U.S. SENATORS:
(1) Write To Them By Snail Mail [Worst
Choice] Or USPS Express Mail --
SENATOR WHOMEVER
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(2) Fax Them [Best Choice], Phone Them Or E-Mail
Them
(3) Meet Them -- Find The Location And Phone Number
Of Each Senator’s
Local Office
[Listed On Each Senator’s Web Site AND In Your Local White Pages]
And Then Call To Arrange An Appointment During The Senator’s Next
Visit To Your State
SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT TO SAY TO YOUR U.S. SENATORS:
If there is a ++ beside his or her name on the Chart:
“Thank you for supporting legislation to restore all of the media ownership
limits loosened by the FCC on June 2. Please press for speedy favorable action
by the full Senate and the House.” If there is a + beside his or her name
on the Chart:
“
Thank you for supporting the original version of S. 1046,
which would have restored the TV ownership limits loosened by the FCC on June
2. Please support as well the expanded Committee version of S. 1046, and/or
other action to restore all media ownership limits.”
If there is a ?
beside his or her name on the Chart:
“ I am not sure of your position
on the Committee version of S. 1046, which would restore all of the media
ownership limits loosened by the
FCC on June 2. Please support S. 1046 and/or other action to
restore all media ownership limits. ”
If there is a -- beside his or
her name on the Chart:
“From what I can tell, you do not support the Committee version of S.
1046, which would restore all of the media ownership limits loosened by the FCC
on June 2.
Please reconsider your view and back the bill.”
If the Senator’s
name is in CAPITAL letters, please add this P.S.:
“I am aware that you are coming up for re-election in 2004.”
Find YOUR State Below!!
++ This Senator
is On The Record in support of restoring all of the media ownership
limits -- including cross-ownership
limits -- loosened by the FCC on June 2.
+ This Senator is On
The Record in support of restoring the TV ownership limits loosened
by the FCC on June 2, 2003.
? This Senator’s position on the
media ownership limits is unknown or unclear.
-- This Senator
is, or appears to be, opposed to restoring the media ownership
limits.
Senators with CAPITALIZED names are up for re-election
in 2004.
| ALABAMA |
RICHARD SHELBY ?
Jeff Sessions ? |
| ALASKA |
Ted Stevens ++
Lisa Murkowski ? |
| ARIZONA |
JOHN McCAIN +
John Kyl ? |
| ARKANSAS |
BLANCHE LINCOLN ++
Mark Pryor + |
| CALIFORNIA |
BARBARA BOXER ++
Diane Feinstein ? |
| COLORADO |
BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL ?
Wayne Allard ++ |
| CONNECTICUT |
Christopher Dodd +
Joseph Lieberman ++ |
| DELAWARE |
Joseph Biden ?
Thomas Carper + |
| FLORIDA |
BILL NELSON ++
Bob Graham + |
| GEORGIA |
ZELL MILLER ?
Saxby Chambliss ? |
| HAWAII |
DANIEL INOUYE ++
Daniel Akaka + |
| IDAHO |
MICHAEL CRAPO ?
Larry Craig ? |
| ILLINOIS |
PETER FITZGERALD --
Richard Durbin + |
| INDIANA |
EVAN BAYH ?
Richard Lugar ? |
| IOWA |
CHUCK GRASSLEY ?
Tom Harkin ? |
| KANSAS |
SAM BROWNBACK --
Pat Roberts ? |
| KENTUCKY |
JIM BUNNING +
Mitch McConnell ? |
| LOUISIANA |
MARY LANDRIEU ?
John Breaux ? |
| MAINE |
OLYMPIA SNOWE ++
Susan Collins + |
| MARYLAND |
Paul Sarbanes ++
Barbara Mikulski ? |
| MASSACHUSETTS |
JOHN KERRY ++
Edward M. Kennedy + |
| MICHIGAN |
Carl Levin +
Debbie Stabenow ? |
| MINNESOTA |
Mark Dayton ?
Norman Coleman ? |
| MISSISSIPPI |
TRENT LOTT ++
Thad Cochran ? |
| MISSOURI |
CHRISTOPHER BOND ?
James Talent ? |
MONTANA
|
Max Baucus +
Conrad Burns + |
NEBRASKA
|
Chuck Hagel ?
Ben Nelson ? |
NEVADA
|
HARRY REID ++
John Ensign -- |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
|
JUDD GREGG ?
John Sununu -- |
NEW JERSEY
|
Frank Lautenberg ++
John Corzine ? |
| NEW MEXICO |
JEFF BINGAMAN ++
Peter Domenici ? |
| NEW YORK |
CHARLES SCHUMER ?
Hillary Clinton ? |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
John Edwards +
Elizabeth Dole + |
| NORTH DAKOTA |
BYRON DORGAN ++
Kent Conrad ? |
| OHIO |
GEORGE VOINOVICH ?
Mike DeWine ? |
| OKLAHOMA |
DON NICKLES ?
James Inhofe ? |
OREGON
|
RON WYDEN ++
Gordon Smith -- |
PENNSYLVANIA
|
ARLEN SPECTER ?
Rick Santorum ? |
RHODE ISLAND
|
Lincoln Chafee ?
Jack Reed ? |
SOUTH CAROLINA
|
ERNEST HOLLINGS ++
Graham Lindsey ? |
SOUTH DAKOTA
|
TOM DASCHLE ?
Tim Johnson + |
TENNESSEE
|
Bill Frist ?
Lamar Alexander ? |
TEXAS
|
Kay Bailey Hutchinson ++
John Cornyn ? |
UTAH
|
ROBERT BENNETT ?
Orrin Hatch ? |
VERMONT
|
PATRICK LEAHY ++
James Jeffords (Indep.) + |
VIRGINIA
|
John Warner ?
George Allen ? |
WASHINGTON STATE
|
PATTY MURRAY +
Maria Cantwell ++ |
WEST VIRGINIA
|
Jay Rockefeller ++
Robert Byrd + |
WISCONSIN
|
RUSSELL FEINGOLD ++
Herbert Kohl ? |
| WYOMING |
Michael Enzi ?
Thomas Craig ? |
WHERE DO THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES STAND
ON RESTORING THE MEDIA OWNERSHIP LIMITS LOOSENED BY THE FCC ON JUNE
2??
GOVERNOR HOWARD DEAN, Vermont ++
SENATOR JOHN KERRY, Massachusetts ++
REPRESENTATIVE DENNIS KUCINICH, Ohio ++
SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN, Connecticut ++
SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS, North Carolina +
AMBASSADOR CAROL MOSELY BROWN,
Illinois ?
REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD GEPHARDT, Missouri ?
REVEREND AL SHARPTON, New York ?
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH, Texas --
POSSIBLE
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES OF 2008
SENATOR ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina
+
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON, New York ?
COPYRIGHT 2003 BY DON SCHELLHARDT
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