CALM Act
Rep. Anna Eshoo and Senator Whitehouse on the CALM Act

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP8IeIsBRmc?rel=0

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. She comments on the surprising amount of bipartisan support she received and recalls the public comments that bolstered her cause. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse explains how he was approached by constituents at a town hall meeting about stopping loud commercials and explains how President Barack Obama reacted to the bill. The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act went into effect on December 13, 2012.

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