Senator from Washington. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, we are about to vote on this package, but I wanted to first make sure my colleagues understood that We are not just voting on whether local news stations shut down or whether communities can get information in an emergency. or whether or not America retreats on the world stage and breaks its word, or whether or not we let children die of hunger and preventable diseases just to save a few pennies. (00:09–00:19)
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Asserts that the vote impacts the operation of local news stations and community access to emergency information.
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