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Smith who is president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters. Senator smith we appreciate you coming into the studio for this interview. Always a pleasure, peter. Even if it is just approximate. You and jonathan. Thank you for having me. Host in this age of coronavirus how has this affected americas broadcasters . Guest in many ways it has affected us but i think perhaps its unfortunate but it seems that the United States and our citizens become aware of broadcasting indispensable, irreplaceable role in the firmament of American Life when there are natural or other catastrophes and calamities that befall us because it is then that the architecture broadcasting, one source of content to everybody in a geographic area, without stress on the System People< ....
With mr. Graham madam president . The presiding officer the senator from South Carolina. Mr. Graham i ask unanimous consent that terminate the quorum call. The presiding officer we are not in a quorum call. Mr. Graham i also ask unanimous consent to be able to enter into a colloquy with my good friend be, senator daines from montana. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Graham he will be on the way. So heres the state of play. If youre a nurse, a doctor, and youre running out of supplies, there is a lot of money in this bill that will help you. We just need to pass the damn bill. Endless negotiations. In case youre watching, tell Steven Mnuchin to come back to the white house and end negotiations. I think understand the giveandtake of life and politics. But ive been called by two good friends on the democratic side in the last five or six hours wanting more money. End ....
Guest is former senator gordon smith who is president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters. We certainly appreciate you coming into the studio for this interview. Always a pleasure. Thank you for having me. In this age of coronavirus, how has this affected broadcasters . In many ways it has affected us. I think perhaps it is unfortunate, but it seems the United States and our citizens become aware of broadcasting and its indispensable, in irreplaceable role, in the firmament of american life, when there are natural or other catastrophes and calamities that befall us. Because it is then that the architecture of broadcasting, a source to everybody and agreed in a geographic area. Without stress on the system, people realize how valuable broadcasting remains. Survey after survey continues to show that broadcasting remains the most important source of journali ....
And parents are without childcare. There are no test gets to test for coronavirus to speak of. A few but not near enough. Inadequate medical supplies, thousands are concerned about what it means for the paychecks. Seniors are worried about their health. Businesses are forced to make very, very tough choices. Millions of americans are dependent on us here in washington, d. C. To act and to act quickly. The house jumped in the action and begin negotiating with the administration on a bill to address some of those pressing and immediate concerns of the coronavirus. A deal was struck and the house passed a bill with overwhelming bipartisan majority. And what happened in the senate, well, last thursday the majority leader sent us home, business as usual. What we should have done, we shouldve stuck around and did the peoples work. But instead my friends in the majority decide we should operate as business as usual and take off fridays, take off the weekend, go home. Well, this is not busines ....