Doug Bereuter: “Madam Speaker, this legislation is very important. I rise in strong support of it and commend my distinguished…”

“Madam Speaker, this legislation is very important. I rise in strong support of it and commend my distinguished colleague, the gentleman from California [Mr. Royce], for introducing this legislation. Madam Speaker, as mentioned this legislation authorizes appropriations specifically for broadcasting to China and North Korea and construction of broadcasting facilities. The purpose of this is to enhance America's ability to broadcast, increase the number of languages and dialects in which Radio Free Asia can broadcast. As the chairman of the subcommittee, my colleagues might be interested in knowing that in order to assure that accurate, timely, uncensored news and information gets to China, Vietnam, Burma, Cambodia, North Korea and the rest of East Asia, that it is important to support the activities of Radio Free Asia and the Voice of America. Radio Free Asia can provide news to those who otherwise cannot obtain it because many of the governments in the region systematically control the flow of information to their own citizens.”