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[QUOTE=&quot;FOX TV, post: 55890, member: 4493&quot;]Actual Engineers at the FCC?&nbsp; Maybe miracles do happen !!I received this important update via E-Mail at work today (3-10-10). (See..Bicker..I really do get inside information on these topics) This could be great news if it actually passes. One surprise was that one of my own states Representatives is co-sponsoring the Senate version of the&nbsp; bill. Good news on that front !!SBE Legislative AlertMarch 10, 2010To: All members of the SBE ( Society of Broadcast Engineers)McNerney introduces House companion bill to S.2881Congressman Jerry McNerney (D) of California today introduced a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to S. Bill 2881, which would authorize an engineering staff person for each of the five FCC commissioners.&nbsp; With a House bill now introduced, the legislation can move through the committee process of both chambers of Congress.McNerney's introduction of the bill comes after representatives of the Society of Broadcast Engineers met with his Washington staff last week.&nbsp; SBE's Government Relations Chairman, Barry Thomas, CPBE, CBNT and General Counsel, Chris Imlay, visited offices of several House members last week to garner support for a companion to the Senate bill introduced in January by Senator Olympia Snowe, (D) Maine and co-sponsored by Senator Mark Warner, (D) of Virginia.Upon hearing the news, SBE president Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT replied, &quot;I am delighted that representative McNerney has chosen to introduce this important legislation on the House side. This bill will go a long way to ensure technical excellence at the highest levels of the Commission.&quot;McNerney is a second term congressmen representing California's 11th congressional district, which includes a portion of California's Central Valley.&nbsp; He has an engineering background and serves on the House Energy and Environment and Communications, Technology, and the Internet committees.At the time this report was written, the number and text of the House bill was not available. We will provide an update as the information becomes available. SBE members are encouraged to contact their U.S. Representative and Senators to urge them to support this legislation.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="FOX TV, post: 55890, member: 4493"][b]Actual Engineers at the FCC? Maybe miracles do happen !![/b] I received this important update via E-Mail at work today (3-10-10). (See..Bicker..I really do get inside information on these topics) This could be great news if it actually passes. One surprise was that one of my own states Representatives is co-sponsoring the Senate version of the bill. Good news on that front !! SBE Legislative Alert March 10, 2010 To: All members of the SBE ( Society of Broadcast Engineers) McNerney introduces House companion bill to S.2881 Congressman Jerry McNerney (D) of California today introduced a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to S. Bill 2881, which would authorize an engineering staff person for each of the five FCC commissioners. With a House bill now introduced, the legislation can move through the committee process of both chambers of Congress. McNerney's introduction of the bill comes after representatives of the Society of Broadcast Engineers met with his Washington staff last week. SBE's Government Relations Chairman, Barry Thomas, CPBE, CBNT and General Counsel, Chris Imlay, visited offices of several House members last week to garner support for a companion to the Senate bill introduced in January by Senator Olympia Snowe, (D) Maine and co-sponsored by Senator Mark Warner, (D) of Virginia. Upon hearing the news, SBE president Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT replied, "I am delighted that representative McNerney has chosen to introduce this important legislation on the House side. This bill will go a long way to ensure technical excellence at the highest levels of the Commission." McNerney is a second term congressmen representing California's 11th congressional district, which includes a portion of California's Central Valley. He has an engineering background and serves on the House Energy and Environment and Communications, Technology, and the Internet committees. At the time this report was written, the number and text of the House bill was not available. We will provide an update as the information becomes available. SBE members are encouraged to contact their U.S. Representative and Senators to urge them to support this legislation.[/QUOTE]

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