,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjbc
 ,mr4 ,womack 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,arr+ton1  
,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,bald]son1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4    
,bo/1 ,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4  
,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 
,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,c>ey1 ,mr4 ,c>l1    
,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas1 ,mr4  
,clyde1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,com]1 ,mr4    
,co/a1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,craw=d1 ,mr4
 ,cuell>1 ,ms4 ,davids ( ,kansas1 ,mr4  
,davidson1 ,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz1 ,mrs4    
,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,donalds1 ,mr4 ,duncan1    
,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4 ,evans1  
,mr4 ,ezell1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,fe5/ra1
 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4   
,flood1 ,ms4 ,foxx1 ,mr4 ,c4 ,scott     
,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,fry1 ,mr4    
,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,mike ,g>cia (          
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gold5 ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4    
,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,ms4        
,grang]1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,miss\ri1 ,ms4  

,gre5e ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4  
,gue/1 ,ms4 ,hageman1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,ms4  
,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga1  
,mr4 ,hunt1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 
,johnson ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,joyce (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,kean (
 ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,kelly (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,kelly (            
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,kim (  
,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,l>son (           
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mr4         
,la,turner1 ,ms4 ,letl[1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1    
,ms4 ,mace1 ,mr4 ,mc,henry1 ,mr4 ,meus]1
 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4      
,mrvan1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4 
,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4 ,p5ce1 ,mr4 
,pflug]1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,posey1   
,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,k5tucky1
 ,mr4 ,ros5dale1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4     
,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4     
,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,simpson1 ,mr4 ,smi? (    
,nebraska1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 
,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4        

,timmons1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,ms4 ,van      
,duyne1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4
 ,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4     
,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,wittman1  
,mr4 ,z9ke1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 & 
,mr4 ,jackson ( ,texas7 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  
,:]eas1 = 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       
fundrais+ 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