“I want this bill to pass. AM radio should be standard in all new cars. It's not right to pay $60,000 for a car and not get it. People in my area listen to music, talk shows, and baseball games on AM radio. They shouldn't have to wait to hear the game. Also, AM radio gave tornado warnings and saved lives. A staffer bought a fancy car without AM radio. That's wrong. Pass the bill now. Send it to the Senate and President Trump. I want to listen to music in my new car.”

“I want Congress to pass this bill to require AM radio in all new cars. People need AM radio for news, sports, music, and lifesaving emergency warnings.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Mr. Bilirakis' bill, the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. It is the responsibility of Congress to make sure every vehicle purchased has the minimum amount of standard equipment expected. Can you imagine spending $60,000 on a new car and not getting AM radio? Why don't you just take the transmission too. In my media market, no AM radio means no sixties music, no Dave Ramsey, and no Brewers game, not to mention we recently had a big tornado, and I think one of the reasons nobody died is everybody got in their basement because they heard of the danger on AM radio. They expect me to sit at home and wait for the Brewers game to end before I get in the car? That is ridiculous. I had a staffer buy a fancy European model and was shocked to find out it had no AM radio. Quick, pass this bill, rush it to the Senate and President Trump. I want to hear The Dave Clark Five, The Beach Boys, and The Supremes if I buy a new car.”

“I thank my colleagues for their work. I think this bill is good. I want everyone to vote yes on it.”

“I want the House to pass this bill. It is an important bill that both parties worked together to bring to a vote.”

“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my friend from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis) and my friend from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell) for working together to get us to a point where we could pass this bill today, just as we heard Mr. Grothman from Wisconsin say how important this bill is. Mr. Speaker, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Evans of Colorado). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 979, as amended. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.”