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<p>[QUOTE="FOX TV, post: 56046, member: 4493"]<strong>More Common Sence at the FCC ?</strong></p><p></p><p>SBE Legislative Alert</p><p>March 11, 2010</p><p>To: All members of the SBE</p><p></p><p>We had a very exciting development yesterday....and we need your help and the help of your chapters!</p><p></p><p>Many of you know about the "FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Act"; Senate Bill 2881. This bill was introduced by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)* and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) on December 14th and is in direct agreement with SBE Legislative Goal #3 " To promote the maintenance or increase of technical expertise within the FCC to ensure that decision making by the FCC is based on technical investigation, studies and evaluation rather than political expenditures." (<a href="http://sbe.org/gov_index.php">Society Broadcast Engineers</a>). </p><p></p><p>President Lopez directed General Counsel Chris Imlay and me to visit Washington, DC last week in support of this effort. The purpose of our visit was to reach out to members of Congress and, hopefully encourage a companion bill in the US House. The trip was very productive and we met with a good number of staff and conducted some other SBE legislative business as well. </p><p></p><p>Long story short: Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA) has just introduced HR. 4809 (<a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4809">H.R. 4809: To provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners (GovTrack.us)</a>). This is an incredible development! Here's where we need your help:</p><p></p><p>1 - Please contact your US Representative and urge them to join Rep. McNerney as a co-sponsor or, at least, support HR.4809. For contact information for your US Representative go here: <a href="http://www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html">The U.S. House of Representatives - Determinig Your Representative</a></p><p></p><p>2 - Please contact your US Senator and urge their support for S.2881! - For contact information for your US Senator, go here: <a href="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm">U.S. Senate: Senators Home</a></p><p></p><p>Our best members of Congress respond to the priorities of their constituents. With 5,500 members all across the US, we can make our voices known and have a real impact! </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your help!</p><p></p><p>Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT</p><p>SBE President</p><p><a href="mailto:vlopez@sbe.org">vlopez@sbe.org</a></p><p></p><p>*Senator Snowe is a Republican from Maine. The SBE Legislative Alert sent on 3/10/10 mistakenly reported her as a Democrat. Our apologies for the error.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Society of Broadcast Engineers</p><p>9102 North Meridian St, Suite 150</p><p>Indianapolis, IN 46260</p><p>Phone: (317) 846-9000</p><p>Fax: (317) 846-9120</p><p></p><p>You may view the web page for this announcement here</p><p></p><p><a href="http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001Uw9QefivccLK9XVMD2gFHL6sOcTLUuY2Cj7tzjZr2DTdsV9jjMfLgGEbxgEDsmItQ-QiYW310yvJmW5NdqbR186Iv7N5O83zr-IkboBeu31Q-luiU6jNNGubfGrJtr_3rg5ryg0tqXWdCEjcqI26OfUt6vvfIFPC">SBE Legislative Call to Action</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p></p>
[QUOTE="FOX TV, post: 56046, member: 4493"][b]More Common Sence at the FCC ?[/b] SBE Legislative Alert March 11, 2010 To: All members of the SBE We had a very exciting development yesterday....and we need your help and the help of your chapters! Many of you know about the "FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Act"; Senate Bill 2881. This bill was introduced by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)* and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) on December 14th and is in direct agreement with SBE Legislative Goal #3 " To promote the maintenance or increase of technical expertise within the FCC to ensure that decision making by the FCC is based on technical investigation, studies and evaluation rather than political expenditures." ([url=http://sbe.org/gov_index.php]Society Broadcast Engineers[/url]). President Lopez directed General Counsel Chris Imlay and me to visit Washington, DC last week in support of this effort. The purpose of our visit was to reach out to members of Congress and, hopefully encourage a companion bill in the US House. The trip was very productive and we met with a good number of staff and conducted some other SBE legislative business as well. Long story short: Representative Jerry McNerney (D-CA) has just introduced HR. 4809 ([url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4809]H.R. 4809: To provide greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners (GovTrack.us)[/url]). This is an incredible development! Here's where we need your help: 1 - Please contact your US Representative and urge them to join Rep. McNerney as a co-sponsor or, at least, support HR.4809. For contact information for your US Representative go here: [url=http://www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html]The U.S. House of Representatives - Determinig Your Representative[/url] 2 - Please contact your US Senator and urge their support for S.2881! - For contact information for your US Senator, go here: [url=http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm]U.S. Senate: Senators Home[/url] Our best members of Congress respond to the priorities of their constituents. With 5,500 members all across the US, we can make our voices known and have a real impact! Thanks for your help! Vinny Lopez, CEV, CBNT SBE President [email]vlopez@sbe.org[/email] *Senator Snowe is a Republican from Maine. The SBE Legislative Alert sent on 3/10/10 mistakenly reported her as a Democrat. Our apologies for the error. The Society of Broadcast Engineers 9102 North Meridian St, Suite 150 Indianapolis, IN 46260 Phone: (317) 846-9000 Fax: (317) 846-9120 You may view the web page for this announcement here [url=http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001Uw9QefivccLK9XVMD2gFHL6sOcTLUuY2Cj7tzjZr2DTdsV9jjMfLgGEbxgEDsmItQ-QiYW310yvJmW5NdqbR186Iv7N5O83zr-IkboBeu31Q-luiU6jNNGubfGrJtr_3rg5ryg0tqXWdCEjcqI26OfUt6vvfIFPC]SBE Legislative Call to Action[/url][/QUOTE]
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