Barton Mulls Shift In Tactics To Pass DTV Transition Bill

House Commerce Chairman Joe Barton (R-TX) said that he and other committee leaders are contemplating alternate ways to pass digital television transition legislation if the so-called budget reconciliation bill to which it is attached falters. "We could split it out and move it as a stand-alone bill," Barton said of the DTV measure. "I think that is allowed." In a brief interview following a speech to a telecommunications policy forum, Chairman Barton added, "We could yet get an agreement in the broader budget reform package; that would be what more [lawmakers] would hope for."
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