Dem Rep. Pallone Calls Criticism of NPR 21st Century ‘McCarthyism’

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PALLONE: "This hearing is a complete waste of this committee's time. We're here today solely because Speaker Johnson sees NPR as an easy punching bag as he attempts to placate the most extreme right-wing of his party, and he directed the Republican Committee leadership to hold this hearing. It's deeply disappointing that the majority has agreed to play along by attacking NPR and in a very disturbing turn demanding that it disclosed the political affiliations of its employees and board members. These are the same tactics employed during the dark days of McCarthyism. I had hoped that that was over. This is 2024, not -- not 1953. But again, this is all being done to distract from the Republican leadership's inability to govern and their failure to fulfill any of their promises on their frivolous investigations.”