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Transcript: SENATOR FIGHTS TO KEEP NETWORK SIGNALS
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- November 19, 1999
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 19, 1999
Senator Fights to Keep Network Signals Kerrey: Satellite TV Compromise
to Benefit Almost 300,000 Nebraskans
WASHINGTON -- Almost 300,000 Nebraska satellite television viewers
have
received a Congressional extension which will keep their TV sets on
and
may ultimately restore their ability to view regionally televised
football
featuring the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey made the announcement earlier today, following
the unanimous consent of his colleagues to act upon a rural loan guarantee
program by March 30 of next year.
Kerrey explained that 270,885 Nebraskans who have satellite television
would have had their ...