,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ba1 #bjah ,mr4  
,hell] submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ support =    
increas$ m$ia div]sity1 recogniz+ ,may  
#bjah z ,national ,m$ia ,div]sity ,mon?1
 & enc\rag+ appreciation1 aw>5ess1 &    
support = indep5d5t1 div]se1 & local    
m$ia entities4  ,:]eas ! pr9ciple t an  
in=m$ & engag$ electorate is critical to
 a vibrant democracy is deeply root$ 9 !
 laws ( free spee* 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
und]p9s ! virtues on :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 has e/abli%$ ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ! t5ets ( citiz5%ip1 :i* are1 z
 pres5t$ 9 ! ,preamble to !             
,con/itution1 ,we ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 ,ord] to =m a m p]fect ,union1 e/abli%
 ,ju/ice1 insure dome/ic ,tranquility1  
provide = ! common def5ce1 promote !    
g5]al ,welf>e1 & secure ! ,bless+s (    
,lib]ty to ourselves & our ,po/]ity2    
,:]eas an indep5d5t1 div]se1 & local    

m$ia t provides exposure to a broad     
range ( viewpo9ts & ! ability to        
contribute to ! political debate is     
c5tral to su/a9+ t in=m$ engagem5t by   
all citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas   
v>y+ m$ia entities play a significant   
role 9 h[ con/itu5ts are expos$ to news 
& discussions t impact ! ability (      
con/itu5ts--  7#a7 to le>n ab\t & debate
 local1 ,/ate1 & national issues c5tral 
to ! /ability & security ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 &  7#b7 to effectively monitor  
_! repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ,congress     
recognizes ! c5tral role ( mass         
communication & enc\rages s\rce1 cont5t1
 & audi5ce div]sity on ! %>$            
telecommunications & m$ia plat=ms ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas enc\rag+ div]sity 
is important to ! survival ( small      
indep5d5t & div]se m$ia outlets t s]ve  
div]se audi5ces & local m$ia m>kets2    
,:]eas1 #ej ye>s aft] ! ,k]n]           
,commission issu$ its m$ia div]sity     
recomm5dations1 *all5ges rema9 )        
und]repres5tation 9 m9ority & rural     

populations 9 ! m$ia & p>ticipation 9   
own]%ip & control ( m$ia decisionmak+1  
despite ^? populations compris+ ov] #dj 
p]c5t ( ! population ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
& ,:]eas small indep5d5t & div]se m$ia  
outlets positively contribute to ! s5se 
( community 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! goal (
 increas+ local civic engagem5t & civic 
k1 su* z by increas+ vot+ levels1       
p>ticipation 9 civic gr\ps1 & k ( local 
political & civil in=mation3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 reaffirms !   
commitm5t ( ! ,s5ate to div]sity z a    
core t5et ( ! public int]e/ /&>d 9 m$ia 
policy2  7#b7 pl$ges to "w ) m$ia       
entities & div]se /akehold]s to develop 
common-gr\nd solutions to elim9ate      
b>ri]s to m$ia div]sity2 &  7#c7        
e/abli%es ,may #bjah z ,national ,m$ia  
,div]sity ,mon?1 dur+ :i* ef=ts are     
enc\rag$ to promote m$ia div]sity       
appreciation & support4