Political Advertising

The subcommittee heard testimony on proposed regulations on broadcasters that would mandate low advertising rates for political campaign adv… read more

The subcommittee heard testimony on proposed regulations on broadcasters that would mandate low advertising rates for political campaign advertising on television and radio. Another bill discussed by the subcommittee, H.R. 2161, would require television broadcasters to allow eight hours of free air time to political parties, with equal amounts of time going to each party. The regulations would be part of an overall effort toward campaign finance reform that would attempt to allow lesser funded candidates to compete on an equal level with wealthy or incumbent opponents. close

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Program ID:
20923-1
Category:
House Committee
Format:
House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Aug 28, 1991 | 9:57am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 29, 1991 | 11:44pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Aug 28, 1991 | 9:57am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 29, 1991 | 2:50pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 29, 1991 | 11:44pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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