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The fires of the alcohol advertising controversy are being stoked again on Capitol Hill, and two high-profile Senators staked out their positions late last week–one is trying to ban alcohol outdoor boards in the District, the other suggesting that broadcasters who run hard liquor ads lose their license.
Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed three alcohol-related amendments that Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) tagged on to the District of Columbia Appropriations bill. (The federal government has taken away much of the District’s home rule and is overseeing the finances of the stateless city.)
The most significant, Amend-ment No.
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