,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #f  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate   
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,b>rasso 7= himself & ,ms4         
,heitkamp7 submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,f9ance  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution   
,support+ ! ,local ,radio ,fre$om ,act4 
,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates enjoys broadca/+ 
& s\nd record+ indu/ries t are ! envy ( 
! _w1 due to ! symbiotic relation%ip t  
has exi/$ among ^? indu/ries = _m       
decades2 ,:]eas1 = m ?an #hj ye>s1      
,congress has reject$ repeat$ calls by !
 record+ indu/ry to impose a p]=mance   
fee on local radio /ations = simply     
play+ music on ! radio1 z su* a fee w\ld
 upset ! mutually b5eficial relation%ip 
betwe5 local radio & ! record+ indu/ry2 
,:]eas local radio /ations provide free 
publicity & promotion to ! record+      
indu/ry & p]=m]s ( music 9 ! =m ( radio 
air play1 int]views ) p]=m]s1           
introduction ( new p]=m]s1 conc]t       
promotions1 & publicity t promotes !    

sale ( music1 conc]t tickets1 r+ tones1 
music videos1 & associat$ m]*&ise2      
,:]eas committees 9 ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives h previ\sly report$ t  
8! sale ( _m s\nd record+s & ! c>e]s (  
_m p]=m]s h b5efitt$ consid]ably f      
airplay & o!r promotional activities    
provid$ by bo? noncomm]cial &           
adv]tis]-support$1 free ov]-!-air       
broadca/+02 ,:]eas local radio          
broadca/]s provide t5s ( ?\s&s ( h\rs ( 
ess5tial local news & wea!r in=mation   
dur+ times ( national em]g5cies &       
natural disa/]s1 su* z on ,septemb] #aa1
 #bjja1 & dur+ ,hurricanes ,katr9a &    
,rita1 z well z public affairs          
programm+1 sports1 & hundr$s ( millions 
( doll>s wor? ( "t = public s]vice      
ann\ncem5ts & local fund rais+ ef=ts =  
wor?y *>itable causes1 all ( :i* are    
jeop>diz$ if local radio /ations are =c$
 to div]t rev5ues to pay = a new        
p]=mance fee2 ,:]eas !re are _m ?\s&s ( 
local radio /ations t w suff] sev]e     
economic h>d%ip if any new p]=mance fee 

is impos$1 z w _m o!r small bus9esses t 
play music includ+ b>s1 re/aurants1     
retail e/abli%m5ts1 sports & o!r        
ent]ta9m5t v5ues1 %opp+ c5t]s1 &        
transportation facilities2 & ,:]eas !   
h>d%ip t w\ld result f a new p]=mance   
fee w\ld hurt bus9esses 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 & ultimately ! consum]s 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates :o rely on local radio =  
news1 wea!r1 & ent]ta9m5t1 & su* a      
p]=mance fee is n ju/ifi$ :5 ! curr5t   
sy/em has produc$ ! mo/ prolific &      
innovative broadca/+1 music1 & s\nd     
record+ indu/ries 9 ! _w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ,congress %\ld n impose any new  
p]=mance fee1 tax1 royalty1 or o!r *>ge 
relat+ to ! public p]=mance ( s\nd      
record+s on a local radio /ation =      
broadca/+ s\nd record+s ov] ! air1 or on
 any bus9ess = su* public p]=mance (    
s\nd record+s4