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Tammy Baldwin Western Wisconsin Journal interview

Published September 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 01:30

I actually have a bill, the Go Pack Go act, which would require broadcasters in who, who serve people in different states to offer a local broadcast so that they could get Wisconsin news from one of the western Wisconsin media markets. And so the cable providers and the satellite providers would be forced to give you a choice. But it hasn't passed yet. We're still working on that act. Well, good luck with that. (01:30–01:35)

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