FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1973 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 372 TO AMEND THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 TO RELIEVE BROADCASTERS OF THE EQUAL TIME REQUIREMENT OF SECTION 315 WITH RESPECT TO PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND TO AMEND THE CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS REFORM ACT TO PROVIDE A FURTHER LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES IN ELECTION CAMPAIGNS FOR FEDERAL ELECTIVE OFFICE MARCH 7, 8, 9, AND 13, 1973 Serial No. 93-4 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce 91-428 O U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Alexander, Herbert E., director, Citizens' Research Foundation. Cole, Joseph, national finance chairman, Democratic National Committee. Gardner, John W., chairman, Common Cause; accompanied by Fred Prepared statement.... Goldenson, Leonard H., chairman of the board, ABC. Goodman, Julian, president, NBC.. 219 132 463 126 131 61 90 197 201 Hemenway, Russell D., national director, National Committee for an Effective Congress, New York, N. Y.; accompanied by Susan King, director, Washington office_ 164 Hughes, Phillip S., Director, Office of Federal Elections, General Accounting Office.... 209 McGovern, Hon. George S., U.S. Senator from South Dakota.. 109 Prepared statement. 123 Mickelson, Prof. Sig., Northwestern University, and director of the Aspen 104 Murphy, Hon. John M., U.S. Representative from New York.. 94 Prepared statement.. 101 Orange, Aaron M., Sr., on behalf of Nathan Karp, national secretary, 155 Stanton, Dr. Frank, vice chairman, CBS. 187 Wasilewski, Vincent T., president, the National Association of Broad Constitutional Issues Raised With Respect to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. 228 Johnson, Hon. Nicholas, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, statement.. 149 Johnson, Wallace, chief, Broadcast Bureau, memorandum _ _ 148 252 69 National Association for Christian Political Action, statement_ 256 141 Scott, Hon. Hugh, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, statement. 68 87 88 Waple, Ben F., Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, letter of 150 |