:"Over 70% (of Americans) say consolidation has gone too far, and almost six people in 10 want Congress to pass a law
outlawing newspaper-television combinations in local markets! And this percentage is
almost exactly alike whether you are a Republican, Democrat or Independent." <ref> Michael J. Copps, [http://www.fcc.gov/seattle-copps.pdf Statement of Commissioner Michale Michael J. Copps FCC Media Ownership Hearing Seattle, Washington ], November 9, 2007. </ref>
At the 2003 National Conference on Media reform, Copps was forthright in his response to what people opposed to media consolidation can do: