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Amendment One Supplement: Positions of U.S. Senators Regarding S. 1046:

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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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