In addition to fines, violators of decency standards could be required to air public service announcements serving educational and informational needs of children.

In states where no regulation exists, anyone is permitted to perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, sometimes after just a few weeks of on-the-job training.

If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function.

The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.

America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards.

Millions of Americans every year depend upon medical imaging exams to diagnose disease and detect injury, and thousands more rely on radiation therapy to treat and cure their cancers.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.