,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august   
#a1 #bjah ,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1
 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4       
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4            
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,booker1 
,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,condemning the decision by ,president  
,donald ,trump and the ,white ,house to 
ban members of the media from ,white    
,house events for asking critical       
questions of the ,president1 and        
affirming the importance of a free and  
unfettered press in our democracy4      
,whereas ,president ,donald ,trump      
repeatedly refers to reputable          
journalists and multiple media          
organizations as fake news2 ,whereas    
,president ,trump has characterized     
media organizations as a stain on       
,america2 ,whereas ,president ,trump has

 also characterized media organizations 
as the real enemy of the people1 while  
simultaneously characterizing his summit
 with ,russian ,president ,vladimir     
,putin as a great success2 ,whereas     
,president ,trump has threatened media  
organizations such as ,,cnn and the     
,washington ,post with antitrust actions
 while ignoring antitrust concerns with 
news organizations that provide him     
favorable coverage2 ,whereas1 on ,july  
#be1 #bjaf1 the ,white ,house singled   
out ,,cnn reporter ,kaitlan ,collins and
 barred her from attending an event at  
the ,white ,house ,rose ,garden2        
,whereas ,ms4 ,collins asked ,president 
,trump questions regarding his former   
attorney ,michael ,cohen and ,russian   
,president ,vladimir ,putin1 which he   
did not answer1 at the ,white ,house    
press pool earlier in the day2 ,whereas 
the ,white ,house alleged that ,ms4     
,collins' questions were inappropriate  
for the venue2 ,whereas the ,white      
,house's justification for removing ,ms4

 ,collins was clearly a pretext1 and the
 real reason she was removed was that   
,president ,trump didn't like ,ms4      
,collins' questions1 which made him     
uncomfortable2 ,whereas ,president      
,trump has threatened to take away the  
,white ,house press credentials of      
journalists whose coverage he does not  
like2 ,whereas the decision to bar a    
member of the press from the ,white     
,house for the questions the member     
asked is retaliatory in nature1 violates
 the spirit of the ,first ,amendment to 
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states1 and is not indicative of an    
open and free press2 and ,whereas a free
 and unfettered press is the cornerstone
 of our democracy3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it ,that the ,senate--  7#a7 condemns   
the decision by ,president ,donald      
,trump and the ,white ,house to bar     
,kaitlan ,collins from the ,white       
,house2  7#b7 condemns the escalating   
attacks by ,president ,trump on         
reputable journalists and news          

organizations as fake news1 a stain on  
,america1 and the real enemy of the     
people2  7#c7 affirms that it is        
necessary and appropriate for reporters 
to ask questions of powerful government 
officials1 including the ,president of  
the ,united ,states1 in order to hold   
these officials accountable to the      
people of the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7
 affirms that reporters and journalists 
must be able to feel free to do their   
duty without fear of reprisal from the  
,government4