C-SPAN's Lamb is Not so Quiet
November 9, 2010: C-SPAN sends a letter to incoming House Speaker John Boehner pushing the allowance of its cameras in the House Chamber to add a “journalistic element” to daily TV coverage of floor debate.
Feb. 3, 2011: Boehner denies the request.
Today C-SPAN Chairman and CEO Brian Lamb responds to Boehner:
“We’re disappointed to learn that despite 32 years of experience with televising its sessions and in an age of ubiquitous cameras in political life, the House of Representatives has chosen not to allow C-SPAN’s cameras into its chamber to cover its sessions.
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