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Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Subject: Media Ownership Rules

Date: June 4, 2003
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation

HEARING OF THE SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
 
CHAIRED BY: SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, III (R-AZ)
 
SUBJECT: MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES
 
SEN. GORDON SMITH (R-OR): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the interest of hearing our witnesses, I'd like to put my statement in the record and just simply say I'm here to find out whether the response to your action is based on hype and hyperbole or if what you have done is based on what is reasonable and reasoned, given that we live in an age of information.

It does seem to me that, if anything, the public is on information overload. So I'm trying to find out if you've responded well to what the Congress has required and the courts are demanding, and I look forward to the testimony.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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