A congressman smarting over legislation to defund National Public Radio tried to take out his frustration with a ban on federal dollars paying for advertising on Fox News, but the effort was rejected in a party-line committee vote.Petulance is not an attractive trait for a politician, though completely expected from a Massachusetts Democrat.
Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., offered an amendment Wednesday night that would have prohibited funds from any federal agency from being used to advertise on the Fox News Channel.
"If my friends on the other side of the aisle want to strip funding from NPR because they believe -- wrongly, in my view -- that NPR is biased, then we should be given the same opportunity," McGovern told the House Rules Committee.
The House Rules Committee rejected the amendment 7-4 on a party-line vote.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
House Votes to Defund NPR, Democrat Tries to Defund Fox News
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Last I heard "government advertising" was called "PSA"s and was carried at no cost to the government.
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