Senate Takes on Loud TV Commercials Before Leaving to Campaign
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The U.S. Congress, unable to agree on adopting a budget or extending tax breaks before recessing, found time to take on loud television commercials.
The Senate unanimously passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act yesterday, which would direct regulators to set limits on the volume of TV ads, before members left Washington to campaign for the Nov. 2 election.