Who is supporting the First Response Broadcasters Act?
The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senators Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., and Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is cosponsored by Senators Tom Carper, D-Del., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., Gordon Smith, R-Ore., Pete Domenici, R-N.M., Thad Cochran, R-Miss., John McCain, R-Ariz., Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, Jon Tester, D-Mont., Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Tex., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., John Sununu, R-N.H., Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss. The bill has been endorsed by the National Association of Broadcasters, the Radio-Television News Directors Association, the Association of Public Television Stations, state broadcasting associations representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and individual television and radio stations and groups across the country.
