[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 111 (Monday, July 11, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H4657-H4658]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FEW AMERICANS BELIEVE THE MEDIA

  (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, a recent study on the media was 
conducted by the Newseum Institute and USA Today.

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  Not surprisingly, it found that three-quarters of Americans feel the 
news media are biased in reporting, and only 10 percent said the 
Presidential election coverage has been ``very accurate.''
  Most Americans realize the liberal national media are trying to 
destroy Donald Trump and elect Hillary Clinton, but the media are 
paying a heavy price for their biased coverage--they are destroying 
their credibility in the process.
  The danger of a biased media goes beyond two individuals and an 
election. It is a threat to democracy, itself, when the voters can't 
get the facts. The media should not tell Americans what to think. They 
are smart enough to decide for themselves.
  As the study determined, you just can't believe what the liberal 
national media says.

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