[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CENSORSHIP OF CONSERVATIVE VOICES

  (Mr. GOOD of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my concerns 
with the ongoing censorship of conservative voices.
  We are all aware of the leftist bias and discrimination on social 
media. The recent Twitter files tell a sinister tale of censorship and 
discrimination against conservatives and Republicans across the 
country. But the campaign of censorship and discrimination by the left 
also extends to satellite and cable TV.
  The Nation's largest satellite TV provider, DIRECTV, has threatened 
another conservative-leaning cable news network. First, it was OAN a 
year ago, and now DIRECTV has threatened to deplatform Newsmax, the 
fourth largest cable news network.
  Competition is the heart of the American economy, but the mainstream 
media is an anti-American institution that has no regard for the First 
Amendment rights of conservatives or protecting a platform for all 
viewpoints.
  DIRECTV'S actions are a clear effort to discriminate against 
conservative voices.
  DIRECTV pays leftist outlets to carry their content on their 
satellite network, but conservative outlets are not treated the same.
  Many liberal channels, with a fraction of Newsmax's audience, receive 
payment from DIRECTV. This bias is blatant and egregious, and Congress 
should look into this censorship and address the discrimination against 
conservative voices.

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