“This is bad news for consumers and competitors, ... We are losing competition and some diversity.”
Jeff Chester
“More mouthpieces doesn't guarantee diversity and localism and competition, ... Diversity of ownership does.”
Olympia Snowe
“Only ... diversity will balance our need to tackle climate change while protecting security of supply and ensuring greater competition at home and abroad.”
Philip Bowman
“Yet they still remain afraid of their own citizens and the healthy diversity of news and views which defines a modern society .”
Brad Adams
“Independent programming channels promote competition and consumer choice, create new markets for video content, expand the diversity of ideas and information in the marketplace, and improve the quality of our national discourse.”
Randy Brown
“The draft before us undermines long-standing objectives of fostering localism, competition and diversity. Rushing this one-sided draft forward will set back our long-term goals of accelerating broadband deployment and video competition.”
John Dingell
“It usually takes a diversity of backgrounds to put together a very competitive contract. This will give us an opportunity to develop these contracts. It is an entrepreneurial opportunity for our faculty and students.”
Cynthia Brown
