Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., expects to debate the ...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., expects to debate the jobs bill with satellite TV reauthorization “for at least the duration of the week,” and it “could go into next week,” said spokeswoman Regan LaChapelle: “We are expecting an…
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open amendment process so a lot depends on how many amendments are offered.” Separately, the Senate late Tuesday finally overcame the objections of Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., to a package that included a 30-day extension of last Sunday’s deadline. Satellite TV companies continued operations through the license’s sunset at the urging of House and Senate Judiciary Committee leadership, who said upcoming legislation would retroactively push back the expiration date (CD March 2 p2). The 30-day extension brings satellite TV providers back into compliance for the rest of the month, but leaves them vulnerable to legal challenges about providing unauthorized service on Monday and Tuesday, said Senate and industry officials. So far, no legal challenges have been brought against the companies who imported the signals during that period, said two executives. The five-year reauthorization in the jobs bill includes a retroactive provision.