Big Media Moves to the House

On May 10, I attempted to rally support for a bill in the Senate that would roll back a give-away of our free press by the FCC. Amazingly, that call was heard and the Senate voted overwhelmingly in rebuke to the FCC. Now, the bill goes to the House.

Here is an e-mail from Will Easton of CredoAction:

Good news! Last week, in response to hundreds of thousands of comments from activists like you, the Senate rejected new FCC rules that would let Big Media get even bigger.

Bil Moyers said it best in the commentary that led off his "Bill Moyers Journal" show on Friday...

"The public's voice actually penetrated the fog in Washington... That Senate vote was like a flare in the sky, signaling that if you care about standing up to big media, and many people do, you are not as alone as you thought."

However, our work is not done yet. We also need to get the House to act on this issue, and by congressional rules, they're also under a deadline of 60 legislative days to get a resolution passed. So please take action today.

Click here to tell Speaker Pelosi and your representative to pass a resolution of disapproval and reverse the FCC's proposal to allow more media consolidation.

The Senate's vote was close to unanimous—and we're hoping for a similar margin in the House so we can override a threatened veto from President Bush.

Throughout this process, millions of Americans have spoken out against the media consolidation that is harming our democracy and reducing the diversity of viewpoints on the air. Victory is in sight now—so I hope you'll take a few moments and help push us over the finish line.

Please click here to take action and send a message to Speaker Pelosi and your representative.

After you take action, please be sure to pass word along to a few friends. We can win this fight, but only if our representatives hear from us in big numbers.

21 May 2008