[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 AMERICANS SAY MEDIA BIAS IS BIGGER PROBLEM THAN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Americans continue to see the 
national media as too biased, too liberal, and too powerful. By almost 
a two-to-one margin, Americans say that media bias is a bigger problem 
in politics today than big campaign contributions, according to a new 
Rasmussen public opinion poll. By a three-to-one margin, Americans 
describe the average reporter as more liberal than they are rather than 
more conservative. And almost seven out of ten Americans believe the 
news media have too much power and influence over government decisions. 
Other recent polls have shown similar results.
  If the national media want to restore Americans' trust, they should 
report the facts, not tell the people what to think.

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