[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 AMERICANS BELIEVE THE MEDIA IS BIASED

  (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, a recent poll by Morning Consult 
found that only 27 percent of Americans believe the media is fair and 
unbiased. Americans know that the media is not impartial and that 
objectivity is not a priority when reporting on current events.
  For example, the media has routinely ignored former Secretary of 
State Hillary Clinton's wrongful use of a private server, her 
improperly handling classified emails, and her using the Clinton 
Foundation as a way for donors to receive access to both Clinton and 
the State Department.
  The Associated Press recently reported that at least 85 of 154 donors 
to the Clinton Foundation were granted a meeting with then-Secretary of 
State Clinton. The New York Times did not find this newsworthy.
  The national media should give the American people the facts, not 
slant the news or just give them one side.

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