,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,padilla1  
,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4    
,welch1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 and 
,mr4 ,booker7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,condemning recent attacks
 on the free press by ,president ,donald
 ,j4 ,trump and reaffirming the ,united 
,states commitment to preserving and    
protecting freedom of the press as a    
cornerstone of democracy4  ,whereas a   
free and independent press is           
fundamental to the preservation of      
democracy1 ensuring government          
accountability1 an informed citizenry1  
and the protection of fundamental       
rights2 ,whereas ,president ,donald ,j4 
,trump has taken direct action to harm  
and restrict press freedoms and has     

repeatedly attacked the press through   
inflammatory rhetoric in his speeches   
and on social media1 including-- 7#a7   
accusing1 without evidence1 media       
outlets such as ,the ,washington ,post1 
,the ,wall ,street ,journal1 ,,msnbc1   
,,cnn1 ,,abc1 ,,cbs1 and ,,nbc of       
illegal behavior during a speech at the 
,department of ,justice2  7#b7 claiming 
,,cnn and ,,msnbc networks are political
 arms of the ,democrat ,party during a  
speech at the ,department of ,justice2  
7#c7 excluding the ,associated ,press   
from the ,white ,house press pool access
 due to disputes over naming            
conventions1 leading to legal challenges
 concerning ,first ,amendment           
violations2  7#d7 filing a lawsuit      
against ,,cbs ,news over a #fj ,minutes 
interview with ,vice ,president ,kamala 
,harris1 alleging biased editing and    
calling for ,,cbs to lose broadcast     
licenses2  7#e7 seeking to defund       
,national ,public ,radio and ,public    
,broadcasting ,service 7,,pbs71         

including launching a ,federal          
,communications ,commission probe and   
issuing an ,executive order instructing 
the ,corporation for ,public            
,broadcasting to cease providing direct 
and indirect funds to both broadcasters2
  7#f7 refusing to take questions from  
,,nbc ,news reporters1 claiming the     
network is discredited2  7#g7 seeking to
 impose the ,administration's policy    
preferences on independent news         
organizations by forcing ,,pbs to       
eliminate its diversity1 equity1 and    
inclusion office using threats of       
government funding cuts and ignoring    
reporters who list pronouns in their    
email signatures2 and  7#h7 rescinding a
 ,department of ,justice policy against 
subpoenaing journalists1 exposing       
journalists' sources to the threat of   
possible identification and punishment2 
,whereas ,president ,trump has used     
executive action to significantly reduce
 the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global
 ,media 7,,usagm71 leading to the       

placement of ,voice of ,america         
journalists on administrative leave and 
the attempted termination of grants for 
,radio ,free ,asia1 ,radio ,free        
,europe_/,radio ,liberty1 and ,middle   
,east ,broadcasting ,network1 which     
broadcast news to regions lacking free  
press2 ,whereas these actions           
demonstrate disdain for the fundamental 
rights of freedom of speech and freedom 
of the press specifically protected in  
the ,first ,amendment of the ,united    
,states ,constitution2 ,whereas these   
actions set a dangerous precedent1      
emboldening authoritarian regimes abroad
 to suppress free expression and silence
 dissent1 and endangering the lives of  
journalists working in or broadcasting  
in authoritarian countries2 ,whereas1 as
 of the date of the introduction of this
 resolution1 #aa ,,usagm reporters are  
behind bars abroad1 and international   
employees of ,,usagm in both            
,washington1 ,d4,c4 and abroad are on   
work visas and risk deportation to      

hostile countries without the support   
and protection of the ,united ,states2  
and ,whereas the ,united ,states has    
historically been a global leader in    
championing press freedom and condemning
 censorship and must reaffirm that      
commitment3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 strongly condemns   
,president ,donald ,j4 ,trump's attacks 
on the press1 including efforts to      
delegitimize and restrict journalistic  
institutions2  7#b7 reaffirms the       
essential role of a free press in       
preserving democracy and ensuring       
governmental accountability2  7#c7 urges
 the executive branch to respect the    
rights of journalists and allow them to 
perform their duties without fear of    
retaliation2  7#d7 calls for continued  
efforts to secure the release of the #aa
 ,,usagm journalists imprisoned abroad2 
and  7#e7 expresses solidarity with     
journalists who face threats1           
harassment1 or violence as a result of  
their commitment to truth and public    

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