Political Quotes

“It would appear that many in the Democratic Party have taken it upon themselves to offer their talents and considerable abilities to help determine which information is reliable and which isn't. Thanks, but no thanks. Mr. Chairman, in September 2021, the Department of Defense offered NewsGuard, a self-proclaimed fact-checker, a $750,000 grant to effectively censor conservative viewpoints and opinions. Want proof of NewsGuard's censorship efforts? I am more than happy to provide undisputed facts. NewsGuard has given extremely subjective and clearly biased ratings to several conservative news outlets, including The Federalist, a 12\1/ 2\ percent accuracy and credibility score; Newsmax, 15 percent; The Epoch Times, a 17\1/2\ percent score; and OAN, 17\1/2\ percent. I am sure these conservative news outlets have lost out on crucial ad revenue from these ratings. It is censorship. It is fundamentally pathetic that this administration thinks they can sideline conservative viewpoints and demonize conservative platforms without the American people finding out about this. All this is happening while Politico, NPR, and The New York Times have previously received a perfect 100 percent; CBS, 95 percent. Mr. Chairman, we are supposed to have an open and free press. There should be no censorship. This is the United States of America. The fact that we are funding an organization that is censoring viewpoints and news is untenable. I reserve the balance of my time. Ms.…”