Posted on 10/13/2025 7:32:45 AM PDT by Twotone
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has introduced H.R. 5704, the Repeal the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2013 in an effort to reestablish safeguards against government-led influence campaigns targeting Americans.
The bill seeks to prohibit the domestic dissemination of U.S. government-funded media content intended for foreign audiences.
The legislation would reverse a provision included in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that lifted a decades-old ban on distributing State Department and U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) content within the United States.
"The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act opened the door for taxpayer-funded propaganda to be used against the American people," said Massie in a statement. "I opposed the 2013 NDAA for this reason and recently tried to restore the original prohibition through an amendment to the 2026 NDAA, but the vote was blocked by Speaker Johnson. It's time to repeal this dangerous law."
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F this fraud.
Finally Massie proposes something that can and should be done, not just pie in the sky crap.
I am glad that he is focusing on this but a bill won’t stop the tens of thousands of government propagandists who will find a way to use the power of the state to manipulate and control the citizens. The only way to stop government propaganda is to cut government.
Maybe no more fag recruitment programs for Africa.
How many tax dollars did he spend having his Federally funded staff work on this propaganda?
None.
Rep. Massie paid them in the old-fashioned way: with some cheap Jim Beam.
Each House member is allowed 18 staffers, paid by taxpayers. Salaries of the staffers can range from $54k/year to $200k/year.
It is a shame to consider that abolishing the Department of Education would be cast as pie in the sky when that was a Presidential promise for getting re-elected the most recent time.
As for this new bill about stopping taxpayer funded propaganda, that will only make Massie even more unpopular.
As for this new bill about stopping taxpayer funded propaganda, that will only make Massie even more unpopular.
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not with me
Just ban the RAT party Mr. Massie.
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