,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1      
#bjag,mr4 ,conaway 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g5e
 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1
 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott (    
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,cook1  
,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4  
,yod]1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/
 ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1   
,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,mess]1  
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,cram]1  
,ms4 ,j5k9s ( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,pallone1   
,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4  
,hill1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mrs4       
,walorski1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1  
,mr4 ,j5k9s ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,mr4       
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1   
,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan     
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1   
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,k5tucky1
 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mr4 
,russell1 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1 ,mr4 ,web] (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1   
,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4   

,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,com]1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,veasey1    
,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4       
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,upton1   
,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,coll9s
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mrs4   
,noem1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4    
,latta1 ,mr4 ,blum1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 
,lucas1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 
,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?   
,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,c>son (      
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,"y (     
,alaska1 ,mr4 ,tib]i1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 
,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1    
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4      
,frel+huys51 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,bo/1   
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 
,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,wald51 ,mr4 ,walz1 
,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (      
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51    
,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 
( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4          
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,rokita1   
,mr4 ,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4        

,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4        
,amodei1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4
 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4   
,la,hood1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1  
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,brid5/9e1 
& ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,nebraska7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,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  
,:]eas = ne>ly a c5tury1 ,congress has  
reject$ repeat$ calls by ! record+      
indu/ry to impose a p]=mance fee on     
local radio /ations = simply play+ music
 on ! radio & upsett+ ! 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 videos &       
associat$ m]*&ise2 ,:]eas ,congress f\nd
 t ! sale ( _m s\nd record+s & ! c>e]s (
 _m p]=m]s b5efit$ consid]ably f airplay
 & o!r promotional activities provid$ by
 bo? noncomm]cial & adv]tis]-support$1  
free ov]-!-air broadca/+2 ,:]eas local  
radio broadca/]s provide t5s ( ?\s&s (  
h\rs ( ess5tial local news & wea!r      
in=mation dur+ times ( national         
em]g5cies & natural disa/]s1 z well z   
public affairs programm+1 sports1 &     
hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s ( "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]s &    
transportation facilities2 & ,:]eas !   
h>d%ip t w\ld result f a new p]=mance   
fee w\ld hurt ,am]ican bus9esses1 &     
ultimately ! ,am]ican consum]s :o rely  
on local radio = news1 wea!r1 &         
ent]ta9m5t2 & 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