Michael Powell's gotta be pissed.
Jul. 16th, 2003 07:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sisyphusshruggedFCC's media rules dealt another blow
Opposition in House and Senate grows
By Jeffry Bartash, CBS.MarketWatch.com
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - U.S. lawmakers opposed to new regulations that would let media firms buy more properties have stepped up efforts to derail the controversial changes.
On Wednesday, a House committee effectively voted to bar the new rules from taking effect. The vote follows a move by a group of senators to utilize an obscure law, called a "resolution of disapproval," also aimed at defeating the rule changes.
The bill still faces opposition from the Republican leadership in the House and a likely veto threat from the White House. Still, the latest maneuverings indicate that the attempt to roll back the new media-ownership regulations is gaining momentum.
In a 40-25 vote, the House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to a spending bill that would deny funds to the Federal Communications Commission if it sought to implement the changes...
The really interesting thing about this story is that CBS is reporting it...
Opposition in House and Senate grows
By Jeffry Bartash, CBS.MarketWatch.com
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - U.S. lawmakers opposed to new regulations that would let media firms buy more properties have stepped up efforts to derail the controversial changes.
On Wednesday, a House committee effectively voted to bar the new rules from taking effect. The vote follows a move by a group of senators to utilize an obscure law, called a "resolution of disapproval," also aimed at defeating the rule changes.
The bill still faces opposition from the Republican leadership in the House and a likely veto threat from the White House. Still, the latest maneuverings indicate that the attempt to roll back the new media-ownership regulations is gaining momentum.
In a 40-25 vote, the House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to a spending bill that would deny funds to the Federal Communications Commission if it sought to implement the changes...
The really interesting thing about this story is that CBS is reporting it...
