This video from the Texas Tribute shows clips from Senator Wendy Davis’s eleven-hour filibuster on June 25, 2013 to prevent a vote from being taken on Senate Bill 5, which would significantly restrict the abortion laws of the state. Continue reading
“Mr. John F. Kennedy The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. President: I take the liberty of writing you as a fellow classmate of Harvard 1940, and as the man I voted for last November. I am a musician, a singer of folk songs, facing trial for contempt of Congress … Continue reading
January 28 1986 TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Thank you for allowing me to delay my address until this evening. We paused together to mourn and honor the valor of our seven challenger heroes. And I hope we are now ready to do what they would want us … Continue reading
Reporter Matt Belanger explains how news station WGAL took steps to comply with the requirements of the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act and station manager John Humphries talks about how long they've been working to obey the law. Continue reading
Michel Proulx, Chief Technology Officer for Miranda Technologies, explains the importance of managing the volume of commercials during a broadcast from both a legislative and a customer service perspectives. Continue reading
President Barack Obama signed the the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act into law on December 15, 2010 and shares his thoughts on the bill that limits the volume of TV commercials. Continue reading
SRS Labs' Chief Technology Officer Alan Kraemer discusses why the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act may not fix uneven sound problems across different types of media. Continue reading
Rep. Anna Eshoo introduces the people responsible for the passing CALM Act and discusses how she first decided to take on loud commercials at a legislative level. Continue reading
Irving Swanson, a reading clerk in the House of Representatives during 1941, talks about his first-person account of Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin of Montana's vote against the U.S. declaration of war against Japan on December 9, 1941. Continue reading
Pete Domenici, former Republican Senator, shares his reasons for supporting the 1995 government shutdown. Continue reading
