WASHINGTON -- The Senate reversed course Thursday and approved the massive $373 billion spending bill that finances much of the federal government and includes a White House-backed rider that effectively limits the number of TV stations one company can own. Senators approved the bill 65-28 only two days after Democrats blocked a vote on it. In the end, the dramatic reversal came after Senate Republicans and the White House twisted enough Democratic arms to win approval. Democrats were afraid that continued stalling tactics would undermine billions of dollars in programs. "That's a tough position for anybody to be in, especially people in politics," Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., said Thursday, referring to the choice many Democrats faced between popular programs and policies they oppose. Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, who complained about White House pressure when the measure was being written in the fall, said it was time to finish the measure and move on to next year's budget.
- 1/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Affronted Senate Democrats are trying to undo the deal struck between the GOP leadership and the White House that attempts to set the television audience-reach ceiling at 39%. The deal negotiated on Monday between the Bush Administration and Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, drew angry rebukes by Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday. Sen. Fritz Hollings accused the GOP of reneging on an earlier agreement among the House and Senate negotiators that set the cap at 35%. Hollings is the senior Democrat on the panel's subcommittee that doles out funds to the FCC along with the Justice, Commerce and State Departments.
- 11/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WASHINGTON -- Affronted Senate Democrats are trying to undo the deal struck between the GOP leadership and the White House that attempts to set the television audience-reach ceiling at 39%. The deal negotiated on Monday between the Bush Administration and Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, drew angry rebukes by Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday. Sen. Fritz Hollings accused the GOP of reneging on an earlier agreement among the House and Senate negotiators that set the cap at 35%. Hollings is the senior Democrat on the panel's subcommittee that doles out funds to the FCC along with the Justice, Commerce and State Departments.
- 11/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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