Chip Roy: It Took 19 Hours for NPR to Post Anything About Texas Floods on Their Social Media

ROY A lot of ░░░░░░░░ here talking about and ░░░░░░░░ the virtues of NPR ░░░░░░░░ public broadcasting and so ░░░░░░░░ and talking about how ░░░░░░░░ know cutting their funding ░░░░░░░░ somehow going to endanger ░░░░░░░░ and rural communities Well ░░░░░░░░ the floods were hitting ░░░░░░░░ people that I represent ░░░░░░░░ took NPR through Texas ░░░░░░░░ Radio 19 hours to ░░░░░░░░ anything about the flooding ░░░░░░░░ social media What was ░░░░░░░░ and TPR doing in ░░░░░░░░ interim What were they ░░░░░░░░ in the morning at ░░░░░░░░ 00 5 00 6 ░░░░░░░░ 7 00 in the ░░░░░░░░ When private radio stations ░░░░░░░░ I listen to and ░░░░░░░░ I talk to were ░░░░░░░░ in and presenting the ░░░░░░░░ and the news they ░░░░░░░░ playing a program a ░░░░░░░░ C based program lobbying ░░░░░░░░ for billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ continue their funding When ░░░░░░░░ flood hit at 4 ░░░░░░░░ in the morning instead ░░░░░░░░ providing local news they ░░░░░░░░ airing the morning edition ░░░░░░░░ the Washington Desk Well ░░░░░░░░ s fine they already ░░░░░░░░ it pre taped I ░░░░░░░░ that But they didn ░░░░░░░░ break in like the ░░░░░░░░ stations did and so ░░░░░░░░ The seven private stations ░░░░░░░░ over 70 alerts on ░░░░░░░░ social pages throughout the ░░░░░░░░ starting at 7 24 ░░░░░░░░ the morning My point ░░░░░░░░ private stations in the ░░░░░░░░ in which I live ░░░░░░░░ there for the people ░░░░░░░░ Texas They were there ░░░░░░░░ the information necessary And ░░░░░░░░ public stations were completely ░░░░░░░░