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KEEPING AM RADIO

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G000576
Subject
G000576
Source
Congressional Record · original
Chamber
house
Published
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Sentiment
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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H3511] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] KEEPING AM RADIO (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call for a vote at some time in this Chamber shortly on H.R. 979, a bill put together by Gus Bilirakis of Florida. Recently, I had a friend who purchased a high--I could even argue overpriced European automobile. After driving around in the car for a few days, all of a sudden, she realized that automobile didn't have AM radio. I can't imagine what I would have felt like if I spent 50 grand for a car and …

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)] [House] [Page H3511] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] KEEPING AM RADIO (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call for a vote at some time in this Chamber shortly on H.R. 979, a bill put together by Gus Bilirakis of Florida. Recently, I had a friend who purchased a high--I could even argue overpriced European automobile. After driving around in the car for a few days, all of a sudden, she realized that automobile didn't have AM radio. I can't imagine what I would have felt like if I spent 50 grand for a car and had no AM radio. Couldn't I take it back and say: Take out the windshield and put in the AM radio. I mean, there are certain things you expect out of a car. I know the automobile industry is highly regulated to a certain extent because we don't want anybody shocked at the things they don't have in a car when they buy it. This bill is mandatory. I bet I have AM radio on 80 percent of the time I am in the car. Whether you want news, traffic, weather, sports, AM is the radio where you find it. I will tell you: To prevent anybody from having a heart attack when they buy a car, let's pass H.R. 979. ____________________

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