Frist, Brownback Push On Indecency Legislation

Majority Leader Bill Frist has joined forces with Senator Sam Brownback to help Brownback’s Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act legislation pass the Senate without opposition. Brownback’s bill would raise fines ten-fold per infraction per broadcast, from $32,500 to $325,000. Although pressure from lobbyists to increase fines has been increasing, Senator Ted Stevens, chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, seems to want to see if the industry’s new committment to educating parents about controlling broadcast content will work out. Read more here.