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  • Hoyer: D.C. voting rights bill likely dead for this session

    04/20/2010 12:02:22 PM PDT · by freespirited · 8 replies · 348+ views
    Wapo ^ | 04/20/10
    House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has announced that a D.C. voting rights bill will not come up this session, in part because of opposition to an amendment that would have eliminated most of the District's gun-control laws. D.C. has long sought a vote in the House, but many city leaders have expressed concerns about the gun amendment, and Hoyer blamed the amendment for preventing the measure from advancing. The D.C. Council planned to reaffirm their opposition to the amendment today. Council member Phil Mendelson, chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary, will introduce a resolution at the...
  • DeMint to Force Vote on Bill Banning Fairness Doctrine

    02/19/2009 4:16:02 PM PST · by Rufus2007 · 26 replies · 1,845+ views
    businessandmedia.org ^ | February 19, 2009 | Jeff Poor
    Although a spokesman for President Barack Obama said the administration wouldn’t pursue the revival of the Fairness Doctrine, Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, S.C., wants Senate Democrats to go on the record one way or another on the issue. DeMint, chairman of the Senate Steering Committee, said on Feb. 19 he will offer the Broadcaster Freedom Act as an amendment to the D.C. Voting Rights bill next week. The Broadcaster Freedom Act was introduced by Republican lawmakers last month and prevents the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine. “I’m glad President Obama finally confirmed his opposition to the...