,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bc1         
#bjba,mr4 ,de,saulnier 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,rask91 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 & ,mr4          
,p]lmutt]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives reg>d+ ! importance (   
local pr9t & digital j\rnalism to !     
cont9u$ welf>e1 transp>5cy1 & prosp]ity 
( gov]nm5t at e level & ! cont9uation & 
fre$om ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z x is kn[n    
today4  ,:]eas local pr9t & digital     
j\rnalism is disappe>+ at a record rate2
 ,:]eas tru/ 9 j\rnali/s is at an all-"t
 l[ nationally1 :ile _m local report]s  
reta9 ! good w & tru/ ( _! communities2 
,:]eas subscriptions to local news h    
decreas$ /eadily s9ce ! spread ( !      
int]net2 ,:]eas nonj\rnali/ic digital   
m$ia has be5 falsely label$ & m>ket$ z  
news2 ,:]eas corporations are buy+ local
 news outlets & cutt+ budgets & /aff1   

lead+ to less local cov]age2 ,:]eas     
local pr9t & digital j\rnalism are      
ess5tial to promot+ good gov]nance at ! 
local & ,/ate level2 & ,:]eas a lack (  
local news w all[ = great] local &      
/atewide political corruption3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 x is 9 ! be/  
int]e/s ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local        
gov]nm5ts to make all possible ef=ts to 
ensure ! cont9uation ( robu/ local      
digital & pr9t news s\rces2 &  7#b7     
,congress %\ld "w ) news outlets & o!r  
relevant /akehold]s to ensure t local   
digital & pr9t news cont9ues to op]ate 9
 a robu/ mann] = ye>s to come4