[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11569]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MEDIA IGNORES GOOD NEWS FOR GOP

  (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, with a newly elected Democratic 
President, and a Senator recently switching to become a Democrat, the 
national media have tried to imply that Americans have moved away from 
the Republican Party's values and priorities.
  But the facts tell a different story. A new poll by the Pew Research 
Center shows Americans are, in fact, taking a conservative turn on 
issues like abortion and second amendment rights. The number of people 
who support legalized abortion has dropped to its lowest point ever, 
and the number of people who say it is important to protect gun owners' 
rights increased to its highest point ever.
  These numbers indicate a shift toward, not away from, some of the 
core principles of the Republican Party. But you won't see much in the 
media about Pew's survey. It doesn't support their liberal leanings.

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