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May 16, 2008 Rick Chessen at (202) 418-2000
STATEMENT BY FCC COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS ON SENATE VOTE 
TO OVERTURN FCC’S FLAWED MEDIA OWNERSHIP DECISION
Washington, D.C. — In response to last night’s vote in the U.S. Senate, Commissioner 
Michael J. Copps issued the following statement:
"The Senate spoke for a huge majority of Americans last night by voting to 
overturn the flawed FCC decision gutting our long-standing ban on newspaper-
broadcast cross-ownership. With courageous leaders like Senator Byron Dorgan, 
the Senate has struck a blow for localism and diversity in a media environment 
crying out for more of both."
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