,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #b1 #bjbe,mr4   
,grassley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,mr4 ,"y7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,recogniz+ ,june #b1 #bjbe1 z ! #ci?    
anniv]s>y ( ,c-,,span *ronicl+ democracy
 9 ! ,s5ate4  ,:]eas1 = ne>ly #d        
decades1 ,cable-,satellite ,public      
,affairs ,network 7,c-,,span7 has s]v$ z
 an ess5tial conduit betwe5 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,s5ate & ! ,am]ican public2      
,:]eas1 s9ce its laun* on ,june #b1     
#aihf1 ! *annel ,c-,,span#b has (f]$    
un9t]rupt$1 unfilt]$ access to !        
debates1 votes1 & delib]ations ( !      
,s5ate2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! c\rse ( #ci ye>s1 
,c-,,span#b has record$ m ?an #dc1hcj   
h\rs ( ,s5ate sessions1 captur+ m ?an   
#afi1jjj spee*es t span ! spectrum (    
political ?\ghts1 policy debates1 &     
p]sonal te/imony2 ,:]eas ^! record+s    
pres]ve ! voices ( #cei diff]5t         

,s5ators1 includ+ #ahe ,republicans1    
#afg ,democrats1 & #g ,indep5d5ts1      
across ne>ly #d decades ( s]vice2 ,:]eas
 ,c-,,span#b has docum5t$ m ?an #bc1dic 
roll call votes1 ea* a build+ block (   
,am]ican law & policy1 a liv+ l$g] (    
,s5ate decision-mak+2 ,:]eas ,c-,,span  
op]ates )\t public fund+ or gov]nm5t    
ov]sight2 ,:]eas ! cont9u$ availability 
& success ( ,c-,,span is due to ! fund+ 
provid$ by cable & satellite television 
op]ators 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas all
 television provid]s1 includ+ /ream+    
s]vices1 %\ld make deliv]y ( ,c-,,span a
 priority s ,am]icans c wat* ,congress 9
 action1 9 real "t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate recognizes-- 7#a7 ,june #b1    
#bjbe1 z ! #ci? anniv]s>y ( ,c-,,span   
*ronicl+ democracy 9 ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !
 importance ( cont9u\s ,s5ate cov]age = 
all ,am]icans & ! ne$ = live cov]age to 
be accessible on all plat=ms4