FRC Praises Frist, Brownback on Broadcast Decency Bill
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[May 19, 2006]

FRC Praises Frist, Brownback on Broadcast Decency Bill

(Comtex Business Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)WASHINGTON, May 19, 2006 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX) --Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent S. 193, The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, which increases broadcast indecency fines from $32,500 to $325,000. The bill was sponsored by Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and shepherded through the Senate by Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.):



"Today's media giants -- like Viacom, which owns CBS and MTV - - view the current fines for indecency as an irrelevant cost of doing business. Passage of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act goes a long way in raising that cost for the networks that violate decency standards in a quest for higher ratings. Keeping the fines relevant to the bottom-line says to broadcasters and performers -- Americans expect decency on the public airwaves.

"Senator Brownback deserves praise for championing this legislation over the last few years. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) also deserves special praise for pushing the increase of indecency fines despite intense lobbying by the networks. Both Senators should be proud of their efforts in protecting the public's airwaves.



"Increasing the penalties for indecency will send a clear message to broadcasters: If you foul the public airwaves, you face the fine.

"The passage of the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act gives the FCC the firepower it needs to keep indecency off broadcast TV. Had this bill been the law at the time of Janet Jackson's overexposure at Super Bowl 2004, fines would have totaled $5,500,000. The networks will quickly realize that higher fines make indecency on TV cost prohibitive."

http://www.usnewswire.com

JP Duffy or Bethanie Swendsen, 202-393-2100, both of
Family Research Council

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