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Keep Am Radio in Our Vehicles

Floor Speech

Date: June 6, 2023
Location: Washington, DC

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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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