kev
09-16-2003, 01:48 PM
Dear MoveOn member,
I wanted you to be among the first to know: today at 11:30am EDT, the
Senate voted 55-40 to roll back the entire FCC rule change.
We're on a roll, and you've been instrumental in making it happen.
When our friends at Free Press and the Consumer's Union delivered your
petition comments to Senators' offices on Thursday, they were
impressed and shocked. We know your signatures contributed to the big
win today. Special thanks to those of you who made calls -- over
10,000 of them in the last week -- which played a critical role.
Your petition comments were also prominently featured in a press
conference with Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Trent Lott (R-MS) on
Thursday. For a photo of part of the petition (just part!) and the
two Senators, go to:
http://www.moveon.org/images/dorganlott-big.jpg
Of course, this is still an uphill battle. Media lobbyists will be
working around the clock to ensure that the new rules stay in place.
We'll keep you posted on what you can do to make sure the final
appropriations vote goes our way. But with each winning vote, we move
closer to a decisive defeat of massive media consolidation and the FCC
rule change.
You're making our country a better place.
With many thanks,
--Eli Pariser
MoveOn.org
September 16th, 2003
P.S. Our press release on the vote is online at:
http://www.moveon.org/FCC0916release.htm
P.P.S. For more on the vote, check out the Washington Post's coverage:
SENATE APPROVES MEASURE TO UNDO FCC RULES
By Frank Ahrens
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18674-2003Sep16.html
I wanted you to be among the first to know: today at 11:30am EDT, the
Senate voted 55-40 to roll back the entire FCC rule change.
We're on a roll, and you've been instrumental in making it happen.
When our friends at Free Press and the Consumer's Union delivered your
petition comments to Senators' offices on Thursday, they were
impressed and shocked. We know your signatures contributed to the big
win today. Special thanks to those of you who made calls -- over
10,000 of them in the last week -- which played a critical role.
Your petition comments were also prominently featured in a press
conference with Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Trent Lott (R-MS) on
Thursday. For a photo of part of the petition (just part!) and the
two Senators, go to:
http://www.moveon.org/images/dorganlott-big.jpg
Of course, this is still an uphill battle. Media lobbyists will be
working around the clock to ensure that the new rules stay in place.
We'll keep you posted on what you can do to make sure the final
appropriations vote goes our way. But with each winning vote, we move
closer to a decisive defeat of massive media consolidation and the FCC
rule change.
You're making our country a better place.
With many thanks,
--Eli Pariser
MoveOn.org
September 16th, 2003
P.S. Our press release on the vote is online at:
http://www.moveon.org/FCC0916release.htm
P.P.S. For more on the vote, check out the Washington Post's coverage:
SENATE APPROVES MEASURE TO UNDO FCC RULES
By Frank Ahrens
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18674-2003Sep16.html