[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4517-H4518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING SEAN HANNITY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, we appreciate your 
million-dollar smile.
  Living legend Sean Hannity of FOX News is now officially the longest 
running prime-time cable news host in television history, passing the 
former record of Larry King.
  I especially appreciate his professionalism, having myself minored in 
journalism and being editor of my high school, college, and law school 
newspapers, and also being an intern reporter for The Post and Courier, 
the daily paper of Charleston, South Carolina.
  He is a champion for freedom, and he cites each day that has passed 
in honor of the 13 dead Americans in Kabul. He also points out, sadly, 
the Americans left behind in Afghanistan.
  He stands with the heroes of Ukraine fighting war criminal Putin as 
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspires: Live free or die.
  As aptly written in an April 21 FOX News story by Brian Flood: 
``Hannity, who has been with the network since it was launched in 1996, 
has hosted a prime-time program on FOX News for 25 consecutive years, 6 
months, and 15 days.

  `` `Sean's authenticity and insightful commentary have created one of 
the most enduring connections with our audience, and it has been an 
honor to watch him over the years. A FOX News original, he has helped 
innovate the industry, and we are incredibly proud of his extraordinary 
success,' FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement.
  ``Hannity's eponymous program has been one of the most-watched cable 
news programs on a regular basis. `Hannity' has finished number one in 
its time slot for 13 consecutive years among both total viewers and the 
advertiser-coveted demographic of adults age 25 to 54 since launching 
as a solo hour in January 2009, according to Nielsen Media Research.
  `` `I am extremely grateful to FOX News Media and to our loyal, 
dedicated viewers, whom I am proud to serve every night,' Hannity said.
  ``Before landing a solo program, Hannity was one half of the popular 
`Hannity & Colmes' with the late Alan Colmes.
  ``Last year, Hannity joined `FOX & Friends' to discuss the network's 
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anniversary. `It was a bold innovation. Everybody laughed. Nobody 
thought it would be successful. Not only did we quickly become number 
one, but we have been able to maintain that number one position for a 
very long period of time,' Sean Hannity said.
  ``FOX News finished the first quarter of 2022 as basic cable's most-
watched network, crushing CNN and MSNBC for the 81st straight quarter 
during a busy news cycle that included Russia's'' hideous ``invasion of 
Ukraine,'' sadly, ``the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and round-the-
clock political news.''
  ``Over the last 25 years, Hannity has interviewed newsmakers, 
including former President Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, 
former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . . . and most recently, 
award-winning actor and director Sean Penn. Hannity is also the author 
of four New York Times bestselling books.''
  Congratulations, Sean. Thank you for providing America with news we 
can trust by telling the truth.
  I have another personal interest. Our family really appreciates 
newscasters. My oldest son, Alan, the attorney general of South 
Carolina, married the leading newscaster of South Carolina, Jennifer 
Miskewicz, of WIS-TV. Because he married over his head, he was elected 
the youngest attorney general of the United States.
  As I conclude, as the co-chair of the French Caucus, I congratulate 
President Emmanuel Macron on his reelection. America appreciates our 
first ally with extraordinary representation by Ambassador Philippe 
Etienne.
  We stand together for the people of Ukraine and with President 
Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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