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| https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/case-you-missed-it-editorial-observer-praises-passage-waldens-satellite | In Case You Missed It: Editorial in The Observer praises passage of Walden's satellite television bill | 2014-11-25 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Republican | House | OR | Greg Walden | W000791 | walden.house.gov | legacy | In Case You Missed It: Editorial in The Observer praises passage of Walden's satellite television bill With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House and Senate both acted last week to pass bipartisan legislationthe STELA Reauthorization Act, co-authored by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River)to ensure that over 1.5 million satellite television subscribers will continue to receive broadcast programming. While the legislation waits on the president's signature, The Observer in La Grande on Monday praised Walden's work on the bipartisan and bicameral legislation. Walden deserves a great deal of praise for his role in this matter, and, once again, his actions illustrate why he has become such a force for his constituents in the halls of Congress, the paper noted. They continued that the legislation, if signed into law, will do some very good things for the residents in remote areas of Oregon. Read the full editorial below. As Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Walden worked to write a reauthorization of the satellite law that would receive the support of both parties and all sectors of the communications industry.. The provisions included in this bill must be renewed by December 31, 2014, to ensure that consumers don't lose access to satellite programming. November 24, 2014 OUR VIEW: TV bill's passage a good thing As a flash-point issue or an example of monumental, epoch-changing legislation, the recent passage of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization might not appear noteworthy. Yet it is one of those pieces of legislation the Congress tackles on a regular basis that you and I rarely hear about. At its essence, the bill dubbed STELAR ensures nearly 1.5 million subscribers to satellite television will continue to have access to broadcast network programming after Jan. 1, 2015. The bill spearheaded by Oregon U.S. Rep. Greg Walden gained passage by the U.S. House of Representatives last summer, but the new legislation is a compromise package between the House and the Senate. The new bill, while a compromise, will still accomplish the main objective of ensuring people who live in remote areas, like portions of Union and most of WallowaCounty, can continue to get access to key local programming. If we do not act to extend these provisions by the end of this Congress, 1.5 million subscribers to satellite television, including many in Oregon, will not have access to broadcast network programming come New Year's Day, Walden said during debate on the bill. Walden deserves a great deal of praise for his role in this matter, and, once again, his actions illustrate why he has become such a force for his constituents in the halls of Congress. This bill represents the best of how Congress works when it works together, Walden said. Today's version of STELAR is a compromise bill that incorporates the provisions passed unanimously by the House earlier this year, with the provisions that passed by voice vote out of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. By coming together to produce legislation with strong bipartisan, bicameral support we have demonstrated our clear commitment to the continued availability of broadcast programming to millions of subscribers and to some targeted and, in some cases, much needed reforms to our communications laws. The provisions of the compromise bill must be renewed by Dec. 31 and we hope that occurs. We also believe that this kind of lawmaking is too often ignored and forgotten by the body politic. Yes, STELAR isn't a flash-point issue. It isn't going to grab a lot of headlines. But it will, if the provisions are renewed, do some very good things for the residents in remote areas of Oregon. We think that is a pretty good accomplishment. Please click here to read the article online. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |