,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #aac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc,mrs4  
,hyde-,smi? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1  
,ms4 ,lummis1 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! ne$
 = great] access to rural & agricultural
 m$ia programm+4  ,:]eas individuals    
liv+ 9 rural areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ne$
 access to m$ia cont5t t is relevant to 
_! daily lives2 ,:]eas rural &          
agricultural programm+ includes         
agricultural wea!r1 agribus9ess news1   
commodity m>ket news1 & we/]n sports1 & 
?is programm+ is important to ! f>m]s & 
ran*]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = _! way ( life
 & mak+ a liv+2 ,:]eas rural &          
agricultural programm+ cov]s matt]s t   
affect all individuals 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas all individuals 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates ne$ to be expos$ to1 &    
in=m$ ab\t1 :at is occurr+ outside ( !  
major cities & suburbs ( ! ,unit$       

,/ates2 ,:]eas all individuals 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates feel ! effects ( inflation
 & supply *a9 %ortages1 & rural &       
agricultural programm+ is 9 a unique    
position to in=m view]s ( ! roots ( ^!  
issues2 ,:]eas ! population ( ! _w is   
project$ to gr[ f #g1jjj1jjj1jjj to     
approximately #i1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjej1 &
 agricultural productivity w ne$ to     
increase to meet ! gr[+ dem& = food & ! 
project$ increase 9 consumption2 ,:]eas 
a decrease 9 inve/m5t 9 agricultural    
rese>* & developm5t w\ld result 9 a     
negative %ock to agricultural           
productivity2 ,:]eas an in=m$ public is 
key to support+ ! prop] level ( inve/m5t
 9 agricultural rese>* & developm5t2    
,:]eas significant consolidation 9 !    
m$ia m>ket & prioritization (           
consolidat$ m$ia has _h a negative      
impact on access to rural & agricultural
 programm+2 & ,:]eas multi*annel video  
programm+ di/ributors & provid]s (      
digital & /ream+ m$ia %\ld make deliv]y 
( rural & agricultural programm+1       

includ+ agricultural news & we/]n       
life/yle cont5t1 a priority3 ,n[1 !re=e1
 be x ,t ! ,s5ate recognizes !          
importance ( rural & agricultural       
programm+ & ! ne$ = great] access to    
rural & agricultural m$ia programm+4