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WASHINGTON President Bush today signed legislation that increases maximum fines for broadcast indecency to $325,000, 10 times higher than the previous maximum penalty.
“In recent years, broadcast programming has too often pushed the bounds of decency,” Bush said at a ceremony attended by members of Congress and Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin.
“We must ensure that decency standards for broadcasters are effectively enforced,” Bush said. “That’s the duty of the FCC. That’s why we’ve got the chairman standing right here.”
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