Republicans in the House of Representatives on May 3 introduced legislation that would ax funding for the newly announced “disinformation governance board.”
“The government has no role in determining what constitutes truth or acceptable speech, and this dystopian, unconstitutional board must be dissolved,” Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), who led the 50 Republicans backing the bill, said in a statement.
If President Joe Biden won’t dissolve the board, “then we will,” he added.
The legislation states that no federal funds can be authorized to establish or fund the activities of the board.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Alejandro Mayorkas revealed the initiative during a congressional hearing in late April for the first time.
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