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still_one

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6. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated the media industry.

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Sat Jan 28, 2017, 08:42 PM

Jan 2017

Its objective was to open up markets to competition by removing regulatory barriers to entry, but as can be seen it was and is a disaster.

Yes, it is true that Bill Clinton signed the bill, but it could not have been done without Congress

Here are some of the more interesting votes:

Joe Lieberman voted NO
John McCain voted NO
Joe Biden voted YES
John Glenn voted YES
Ted Kennedy voted YES
John Kerry voted YES
Russ Feingold voted NO
Orin Hatch voted NO
Paul Simon voted NO
Barbara Boxer voted NO
Dianne Feinstein voted YES
David Pryor voted NO
Harry Reid voted NO
Bill Bradley voted YES
Daniel Moynihan voted NO
Robert Byrd voted NO

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/104-1995/s268

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You can argue that the Telecommunications Act was a mistake. But with or without it Fox News StevieM Jan 2017 #1

same train breitbart and fake news makes money JI7 Jan 2017 #4

Blame Newt Gingrich blogslut Jan 2017 #2

I remember at around that time, The Nation magazine published a huge enough Jan 2017 #3

Should never have been passed. Symptomatic of a Democratic suicide impulse? Maybe. Crunchy Frog Jan 2017 #5

Agreed. mrgorth Jan 2017 #13

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated the media industry. still_one Jan 2017 #6

What about Sanders? Chiquitita Jan 2017 #7

Dem Party lost house and senate in 1994. No law is the work of one man delisen Jan 2017 #8

No, it's not true. lapucelle Jan 2017 #9

Thanks Chiquitita Jan 2017 #12

So what exactly are you implying? ismnotwasm Jan 2017 #10

What are you implying that I'm implying? Chiquitita Jan 2017 #14

The implication seems to be that while Clinton will get no credit lapucelle Jan 2017 #15

The FCC's legal argument in favor of net neutrality is predicated on the provisions of this law lapucelle Jan 2017 #11

The GOP had a veto proof majority- but thanks for smearing the Clinton's! Gosh after what this crap bettyellen Jan 2017 #16

Maybe the OP headline should be lapucelle Jan 2017 #17