{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/fcc-chairman-commits-work-tipton-four-corners-tv-access", "FCC Chairman Commits to Work with Tipton on Four Corners TV Access", "2014-09-17", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "CO", "Scott Tipton", "T000470", "tipton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON\u2014Today, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Thomas Wheeler pledged to work with Congressman Scott Tipton (CO-03) to resolve the issues preventing Southwest Colorado residents from being able to receive Colorado television broadcasts. Tipton had received a similar commitment from former FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski prior to his departure. During the hearing, Tipton asked Wheeler if he would work with his office to get Colorado TV broadcasts to La Plata and Montezuma Counties.\n\u201cI understand the issue, and I\u2019d like to be helpful in it to the extent that it\u2019s possible,\u201d Wheeler said.\n\u201cI appreciate that. Your predecessor had indicated that he would be willing to work with us to resolve these issues. We were not able to get in touch with his office even though we tried. So, you\u2019re making a commitment to us that you are willing to work with us to be able to address these very credible concerns in our district?\u201d Tipton followed up.\n\u201cMr. Tipton, the day you call, I will get back to you posthaste,\u201d said Wheeler.\nTipton, who lives in Cortez, has held numerous meetings with the FCC and broadcasters on the issue, and is currently working on legislation in the House with Congressman Cory Gardner to bring Colorado broadcasts to the residents of Southwest Colorado. In the 112th Congress, Tipton introduced a bill in the House as a companion to Senator Michael Bennet\u2019s (D-CO) Senate bill, though this year Sens. Bennet and Mark Udall (D-CO) discarded bipartisanship and excluded the House in their efforts, instead opting to politicize the issue during an election year.\n\u201cThis shouldn\u2019t be a partisan issue, as the senators have recently tried to make it. In the House we are working on a deliberate way forward to resolve the Four Corners TV issue once and for all by improving upon previous legislation and incorporating information and feedback gained through numerous meetings with stakeholders to ensure that residents in Southwest Colorado will have access to emergency broadcasts, news, weather, sports and other programming from their home state,\u201d said Tipton. \u201cWith Chairman Wheeler\u2019s commitment to do all he can to help get Colorado TV to the Four Corners area, we hope that the Senators will put partisanship aside and work with us to actually solve this for the people of Southwest Colorado.\u201d", 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": ["http://tipton.house.gov/press-release/fcc-chairman-commits-work-tipton-four-corners-tv-access"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8668657392263412, "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"}