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Chuck Grassley Shocks Committee by Backing Media Cartel Bill
Breitbart ^ | 09/08/2022 | Sean Moran

Posted on 09/08/2022 7:53:39 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) shocked the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday when he announced he would back the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA).

Grassley said during a markup of the JCPA he would support the legislation. The JCPA, if enacted, would carve out an antitrust exemption for establishment media outlets. Grassley’s announcement shocked many that expected him to oppose the legislation.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: chuckgrassley; committee; grassley; hunterbiden; iowa; media; shocks
Not shocking from this RINO
1 posted on 09/08/2022 7:53:39 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The check cleared.


2 posted on 09/08/2022 7:55:04 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

A round of Depends, on the House!


3 posted on 09/08/2022 7:58:06 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Why should they get an exemption when no other type of business has one (except MLB)?


4 posted on 09/08/2022 7:58:11 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: dfwgator

No other reason necessary for these pols.

5 posted on 09/08/2022 7:59:04 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well of course! They talked his 88 year old ass into it. “Those who do not support this legislation get no fruit cup!”


6 posted on 09/08/2022 7:59:35 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sounds like they’re getting jealous of Europe, where they simply BLOCK media that doesn’t match their propaganda efforts (such as Ukraine). See you later, First Amendment.


7 posted on 09/08/2022 7:59:40 AM PDT by BobL (By the way, low tonight in Warsaw: 53 degrees.)
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To: cotton1706

“Those who do not support this legislation get no fruit cup!”

It’s probably a 10 million dollar fruit cup in small unmarked bills.


8 posted on 09/08/2022 8:04:21 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No surprise here.

Swamp supporting swamp.


9 posted on 09/08/2022 8:04:50 AM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Retirement Bonus...wonder when he gets the watch?


10 posted on 09/08/2022 8:05:57 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He probably received a lot of payoffs disguised as donations

I know how this crap works


11 posted on 09/08/2022 8:08:20 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: cotton1706

Makes sense. Nurse Diesel can be very convincing.


12 posted on 09/08/2022 8:09:13 AM PDT by Tailback
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Is this just a rehash of the Obama media bailout? Leftist zombie legislation never dies.


13 posted on 09/08/2022 8:11:34 AM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: ChicagoConservative27

33rd Level Luciferian


14 posted on 09/08/2022 8:57:43 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

How big was the check?


15 posted on 09/08/2022 9:03:37 AM PDT by seowulf (Civilization begins with order, grows with liberty, and dies with chaos...Will Durant)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Here’s a summary of the bill from some place within Congress:

“This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print, broadcast, or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies’ content may be distributed by online content distributors.”

Could someone please explain what this means to the little guy?


16 posted on 09/08/2022 9:03:48 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: ChicagoConservative27

kneecap the LEFTIST cartel media

cut your cable tv

force the cable tv companies to offer a la carte

cable tv companies claim they cannot offer a la carte because of the content providers

so we are stuck with the basic bundle

funding LEFTIST channels we do not want and who want us dead

cut your cable tv and tell them you will be back when they have a la carte


17 posted on 09/08/2022 9:44:55 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This guy was worthless during Clinton. He would make some announcement and hibernate. He’s a Rino pretending to be a senator from Iowa. He was elected the same year Reagan was the first time. Worthless, rinse and repeat...


18 posted on 09/08/2022 10:18:04 AM PDT by Luke21
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