House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and committee Republicans have been sounding the alarm on the Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to censor speech it disagrees with and silence Americans. The actions taken by the Biden administration are alarming, un-American, and akin to the type of behavior we’ve seen from foreign dictators to destroy freedom and control speech. 

“President Biden and his administration want to institutionalize censorship by pressuring Big Tech to silence Americans. The DHS disinformation board was just his latest attack on the First Amendment and free speech. I am glad to see these plans have been ‘paused’ and urge President Biden to permanently abandon his censorship mission. The answer to speech that we disagree with should always be more speech.” 

July 2020 — 189 Republican Members of Congress urged the Biden administration to abandon their censorship mission and respond to inquiries regarding their coordination with social media companies to censor Americans. 

March 2022 — Republican Leaders condemned the Surgeon General’s ongoing pressure campaign on Big Tech to silence Americans. 

April 2022 — Leader Rodgers urged Democrats and President Biden to abandon their censorship mission and that the establishment of a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ was un-American.”

This week, the administration announced that it would be ‘pausing’ its efforts to establish a ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ that would attack and silence free speech online. 

This board should have never existed in the first place.  

Here are some reactions from E&C members.

.@DHSgov announced today that their so-called 'Disinformation Board' will be put on the back burner after an outcry from those concerned about govt. censorship – including criticisms from civil liberties and human rights orgs. This is a win for Americans & the First Amendment! https://t.co/irOIre2G2M

— U.S. Rep. Bob Latta (@boblatta) May 18, 2022

The so-called “Disinformation Governance Board” never should have seen the light of day in the first place. Disbanding it is good news for free speech, and the administration’s censorship mission should be scrapped once and for all.https://t.co/N2Mw1C9yli

— Rep. Tim Walberg (@RepWalberg) May 18, 2022

This is great news for free speech and our Constitution. https://t.co/PjeYE91Hhi

— Markwayne Mullin (@RepMullin) May 18, 2022

BREAKING: The Biden Administration has reportedly paused its Orwellian "Disinformation Governance Board" after facing heavy backlash. We are fighting back and winning!

— Rep. Jeff Duncan (@RepJeffDuncan) May 18, 2022

WIN FOR FREE SPEECH https://t.co/RKqksJAgzJ

— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) May 18, 2022

A potential win for freedom-loving Americans! https://t.co/vAP34xcwwd

— Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (@RepDLesko) May 18, 2022

RESULTS: President Biden’s “Disinformation Governance Board” is officially on hold. Sunk by what it was designed to suppress: dissention and mockery of elites. They’ll try to resurrect it though. https://t.co/bJjCN264in

— Bill Johnson (@RepBillJohnson) May 18, 2022

B/c Americans called BS on the @DHSgov Disinformation Governance Board, the Biden Admin decided to "pause" it.

Maybe the Admin should also listen to the American people and take steps to end #Bidenflation, the #BidenBorderCrisis, and the #BidenGasHike.

— Michael Burgess, MD (@michaelcburgess) May 18, 2022

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