[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 45 (Thursday, March 9, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S728]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                FOX NEWS

  Mr. SCHUMER. Now, Madam President, in terms of FOX News, most Members 
of this Chamber were present the day the insurrectionists attacked the 
Capitol on January 6. We saw it with our own eyes. I was within 20, 30 
feet of these hooligans. One of them allegedly screamed out ``Let's get 
him,'' pointing at me. Thousands of Trump supporters broke through 
police barricades, assaulted officers, and smashed through windows to 
enter the building. Our offices were ransacked. Staffers hid behind 
closed doors and beneath conference tables, trembling in fear for their 
safety.

  My point is this: Those of us who were here on January 6 know the 
attack was a violent insurrection, including Speaker McCarthy. The 
Speaker has now had multiple chances to denounce FOX News for lying to 
the American people about January 6, but instead of speaking out 
against FOX's lies, the Speaker is sticking his head in the sand, 
saying he hasn't watched Tucker Carlson's broadcast.
  McCarthy gives Carlson the tapes. He knows how inflammatory and 
dishonest Tucker Carlson is. He knows how dangerous this is. And he 
doesn't even take the time to watch the segment? That is unacceptable. 
It is outrageous. For Speaker McCarthy not even to watch the spoiled 
fruits of his labor shows a callousness and unconcern far beneath the 
dignity of the Speaker's office.
  Senators, thankfully, from both sides of the aisle have called out 
FOX News for lying. Leader McConnell has acknowledged FOX News's lying. 
The Capitol Police chief, in sticking up for his own officers, has 
called out FOX News for lying. Every leader on Capitol Hill has done 
the right thing by calling out FOX News's lies except for Speaker 
McCarthy.
  By remaining silent, Speaker McCarthy is empowering Tucker Carlson's 
lies. The Speaker is outing himself as a January 6 denier, in complete 
accord and in line with Tucker Carlson. It is a shame.

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