May 6, 2009

There were 2 posts published on May 6, 2009 (this is page 1 of 1).

Senate Commerce Committee member contact info

Here [PDF] are the contact numbers for the Senate Commerce Committee members. They will hear the Senate version of the “Level Playing Field Act” bright and early at 8 AM tomorrow in room 1027 of the Legislative Building.

Chairman
Sen. R. C. Soles, Jr. 733-5963

Vice Chairman
Sen. Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. 733-4599

Vice Chairman
Sen. David W. Hoyle (sponsor) 733-5734

Vice Chairman
Sen. Tony Rand 733-9892

Members
Sen. Tom Apodaca 733-5745
Sen. Tony Foriest 301-1446
Sen. Larry Shaw 733-9349
Sen. Philip E. Berger 733-5708
Sen. Doug Berger 715-8363
Sen. Harris Blake 733-4809
Sen. Julia Boseman 715-2525
Sen. Peter S. Brunstetter 733-7850
Sen. Debbie A. Clary (sponsor) 715-3038
Sen. Katie G. Dorsett 715-3042
Sen. James Forrester 715-3050
Sen. Linda Garrou 733-5620
Sen. W. Edward (Eddie) Goodall 733-7659
Sen. Steve Goss 733-5742
Sen. Malcolm Graham 733-5650
Sen. Neal Hunt 733-5850
Sen. Jim Jacumin 715-7823
Sen. Clark Jenkins 715-3040
Sen. Martin L. Nesbitt, Jr. 715-3001
Sen. William R. Purcell 733-5953
Sen. Bob Rucho 733-5655
Sen. Josh Stein 715-6400
Sen. Richard Stevens 733-5653
Sen. Don Vaughan 733-5856

Time Warner Cable Protection Act not dead yet

I spent my lunch hour at today’s House Public Utilities Committee listening to debate about H.1252, the “Time Warner Cable Protection Act.” The meeting was full of spectators, including a group that proponent Americans For Prosperity apparently borrowed from a nearby protest. In spite of the crowd, this meeting had more civility than the previous meetings.

The chair said right from the start that there had been many citizens weighing in on this bill, so clearly they knew it was controversial. Immediately the bill’s sponsor, Ty Harrell, submitted a PCS (a potential committee substitute) directing this bill be sent to the Revenue Laws Study Committee. This would seem to defang it, and a lot of talk ensued about how everyone just wanted to make broadband available to anyone who wants it.
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