[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H614-H615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CENSORSHIP OF CONSERVATIVE VOICES FROM BIG TECH CORPORATIONS

  (Mr. LANGWORTHY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LANGWORTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring more attention to 
the censorship of conservative voices from Big Tech corporations, 
particularly with DIRECTV and AT&T's decision to remove Newsmax, the 
second conservative-leaning news channel in 12 months, from their 
programming lineup and their customers' televisions.
  The fact that conservatives have this very important outlet stolen 
from them is simply unacceptable. This is just another great example of 
the Big

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Tech censorship that we have seen time and again and we should not 
stand for this as Americans.
  The American people deserve to hear all sides of political 
discussions to be able to form their own opinions on any given issue. 
Corporations should not have free rein in dishing out their woke 
agendas to censor content their paying customers consume. I will fight 
to get more answers on this as a member of the House Oversight and 
Accountability Committee.
  DIRECTV and AT&T will be hearing from many of my colleagues and 
constituents that are on our side in this argument, as well as their 
customers from around the country to reverse this decision and prove to 
the American people that they are advocates of the First Amendment, not 
an obstacle for a fair and balanced political program.

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