[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 91 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1130]
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                      MEDIA HELPS ATTORNEY GENERAL

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2010

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Madam Speaker, the media recently covered a 
meeting between Attorney General Holder and police chiefs who oppose 
Arizona's new immigration enforcement law. The stories left readers 
with the impression their views were representative of law enforcement 
officers.
  That's not the case, as Investor's Business Daily has pointed out:
  The meeting was ``staged by a liberal Washington lobby group . . .'' 
that ``describes itself as a `progressive' organization `challenging 
traditional police practices.' ''
  They are ``partnered with the ACLU and [have] lobbied against even 
federal enforcement of immigration laws.''
  If a group of self-described ``conservative'' law enforcement 
officers had met with Attorney General Holder, the media would have 
mentioned their bias in the news coverage--if they bothered to cover 
the story at all.

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