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Republican Rep. Rips House Democrats’ Efforts To Censor Conservative Media, Likens It To ‘Actions From The Chinese Communist Party’
From DAILYCALLER.COM
Republican Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said that efforts to censor certain conservative networks “sounds like actions from the Chinese Communist Party” during a House hearing on “disinformation and extremism in the media” Wednesday.
The House Committee on Energy & Commerce held a hearing titled “Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media,” which saw lawmakers and witnesses debate whether conservative networks like Newsmax, One America News Network and Fox News should be taken off the air due to coverage that some Democrats claim led to violence.
Rodgers began by ripping House Democrats’ efforts to pressure big tech into censoring conservative media during her opening statement.
“Elected officials using their platform to pressure private companies to censor media outlets they disagree with? That sounds like actions from the Chinese Communist Party, not duly elected representatives of the United States Congress,” Rodgers said. “Here, we cherish free speech and a free, independent press. We believe in dialogue and in the battle of ideas.”
Rodgers also noted that the “new approach” could cause much of media to die out, pointedly using CNN hosting New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo throughout the global pandemic as an example.
“As you once put it, ‘to stay silent could undermine the First Amendment.'” she said. “So let’s come together and let’s make sure that we do not have a censorship campaign based upon political ideology or someone saying something you disagree with. That’s not the standard we want to set. Under your new a... (Read more)
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