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On the recordAugust 5, 1998
I have offered and subsequently withdrawn an amendment that would have ensured that none of the funds provided in this act may be used by the Department of State or the United States Information Agency to provide any form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcast Corporation. The Palestinian Broadcast Corporation is the official broadcasting arm of the Palestinian Authority. It has been receiving assistance from the United States while engaging in a campaign in support of violence and hatred against the United States and her interests. This campaign is fostering an atmosphere sympathetic to violence and terrorism in the region. I believe the United States should do everything possible to support a free and independent media, but I say to the gentleman from Kentucky (Chairman Rogers), this is not media, this is propaganda. I do not believe United States taxpayer dollars should be spent to sustain it.
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Jon Fox
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing an amendment related to funding for the Palestinian Broadcast Corporation.

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