"We applaud the efforts of House Chairmen Upton and Walden, Senate Chairman Rockefeller, House Ranking Members Waxman and Eshoo and Senate Ranking Member Thune who have worked together to craft bipartisan legislation that advances targeted video reforms, including the extension of expiring provisions that will help affected satellite consumers continue to receive their broadcast signals. We are especially pleased that the legislation also sunsets the FCC's Integration Ban rule – an unnecessary technology mandate that violates principles of competitive neutrality and forces cable customers leasing set-top boxes to bear added costs and higher energy use for no additional benefit. In this way, the bill rightly recognizes that ongoing support for retail devices is not advanced by rules that impose costs on consumers who elect to lease equipment. Finally, we welcome congressional attention to address potential anticompetitive harm negotiations, by barring coordination in retransmission consent negotiations among local broadcast stations that are not commonly owned. We urge the Congress to act on this must pass legislation.”