{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=7BD745E8-475C-4BE4-9C6A-A0D699CD618C", "Klobuchar Presses for Answers on the Impact of the Proposed AT&T-Time Warner Transaction on Consumers and Competition During Antitrust Subcommittee Hearing", "2016-12-07", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Amy Klobuchar", "K000367", "www.klobuchar.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "AT&T\u2019s acquisition of Time Warner would combine one of the world\u2019s largest wireless, cable, and broadband providers with one of the world\u2019s largest media and entertainment companies\u00a0 \r\n Klobuchar examined the acquisition\u2019s effect on independent content providers, possible harm to consumers, and the effectiveness of conditions that would remedy concerns over the merger \r\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today pressed for answers on the impact of the proposed AT&T-Time Warner transaction on consumers and competition during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Rights hearing. AT&T\u2019s acquisition of Time Warner would combine one of the world\u2019s largest wireless, cable, and broadband providers with one of the world\u2019s largest media and entertainment companies. Klobuchar, the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Consumer Rights, examined the acquisition\u2019s effect on independent content providers, possible harm to consumers, and the effectiveness of conditions that would remedy concerns over the merger.\r\n\u201cWe want to bring cable prices down for consumers, and we want to promote competition that drives innovation. So the question becomes, does the ATT-Time Warner merger help or hurt with this?\u201d Klobuchar said following the hearing. \u201cI think the answer is that it depends on whether promises are kept. Under oath, the CEOs said that they would bring prices down and that they would not discriminate against independent providers. Those were important statements, and that\u2019s why have these hearings, so that we can continue to hold all parties accountable.\u201d \u00a0\r\nFor a broadcast-quality video excerpt of Klobuchar\u2019s opening remarks, click here.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ID=7BD745E8-475C-4BE4-9C6A-A0D699CD618C"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5904258470982313, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}