Not sure why this couldn’t get passed when the GOP was in control. Pense has been pushing this awhile. Of course the Dems are not going to vote against having a state run media when they control it.
Can you say "fillibuster" ?
I think a major reason why it was not passed (along with many other conservative bills) when the Repubs had control, is because the imbecilic idiotic brain dead Repuke leadership caved into the DimWit minority party clamoring and AGREED TO EQUAL NUMBER OF COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION of Repubs & DimWits on House Committees. So 50% of the committees could always delay & obstruct, which is exactly what Pelosi & the Dims did for 6 years, 2000-2006.
Of course now with the socialist DimWits in control, committee represenation is proportionate to the number of Dems & Repubs.
The Repub Party never fails to live up to its creed of "the Stupid Party".