[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        65 PERCENT SAY MEDIA HAS ``NEGATIVE EFFECT'' ON COUNTRY

  (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, Americans' distrust of national news 
outlets continues to rise because of the media's persistent bias and 
one-sided coverage.
  A recent Pew Research Center survey found that nearly two-thirds, or 
65 percent, of Americans believe the national news media has a negative 
effect on our country. This is because the media slants stories with 
their opinions instead of reporting the facts.
  For example, the media often praises President Obama's regulations 
involving climate change, but their reports fail to cite the costs of 
extreme environmental regulations and the loss of jobs. National news 
stories also fail to mention that these regulations would have little 
impact on global warming.
  Americans will continue to believe the media has a negative impact on 
the country until the media provides the American people with the 
facts, rather than tells them what to think.

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