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Rep. Boebert Secures Major Victory for Free Speech, Unconstitutional Disinformation Board on Life Support and Nina Jankowicz Out of a Job

May 18, 2022

Today, Truth Czar Nina Jankowicz resigned, and theBiden regime announced the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) new Disinformation Governance Board was placed on “pause” following severe pushback from Republicans in Congress led by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert.

Congresswoman Lauren Boebert said, “Today is a great day for free speech. The Disinformation Governance Board is effectively dead and Scary Poppins is out of work and will no longer be able to censor conservatives as the Biden regime’s Minister of Truth. While we were successful in defending free speech from this attack, the fight is not over. The Biden regime has been unrelenting in its assault on the First Amendment. This is America not China. I will continue to fight to ensure the people are not silenced by Biden bureaucrats and Big Tech.”

Background:

Today, in response to criticism from Republicans Congress led by  Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, Disinformation Czar Nina Jankowicz resigned and DHS’s new Disinformation Governance Board was placed on “pause”.

Last week, Congresswoman Boebert led a press conference with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Scott Perry, GOP Conference Vice-Chair Mike Johnson, and Rep. August Pfluger supporting her bill, the Protecting Free Speech Act, which would terminate the DHS's Disinformation Board and prevent any similar boards from being created in the future.

To date, 73 Members of Congress have cosponsored Congresswoman Boebert’s Protecting Free Speech Act including: Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, Doug Lamborn, Jim Jordan, Rick W. Allen, Brian Babin, Jack Bergman, Andy Biggs, Gus Bilirakis, Dan Bishop, Mo Brooks, Ken Buck, Ted Budd, Kat Cammack, Michael Cloud, Warren Davidson, Jeff Duncan, Byron Donalds, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, Chuck Fleischmann, Scott Franklin, Matt Gaetz, Bob Gibbs, Louie Gohmert, Lance Gooden, Paul Gosar, Diana Harshbarger, Vicky Hartzler, Kevin Hern, Jody Hice, Clay Higgins, Bill Huzienga, Darrell Issa, Chris Jacobs, Mike Johnson, Mike Kelly, Jake LaTurner, Debbie Lesko, Billy Long, Tracy Mann, Thomas Massie, Lisa McClain, David McKinley, Madison Cawthorn, Daniel Meuser, Carol D. Miller, Mary Miller, John Moolenaar, Alex Mooney, Barry Moore, Greg Murphy, Troy Nehls, Ralph Norman, Jay Obernolte, Steven Palazzo, August Pfluger, Bill Posey, Guy Reschenthaler, Chip Roy, María Elvira Salazar, Mike Simpson, Jason Smith, Victoria Spartz, Greg Steube, Chris Stewart, Van Taylor, Tom Tiffany, Jeff Van Drew, Jackie Walorski, and Lee Zeldin.

Organizations supporting Congresswoman Boebert’s bill include: the American Conservative Union, Americans for Limited Government, Citizens for Renewing America, Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, and the Tea Party Patriots Action.

The full text of Rep. Boebert’s Protecting Free Speech Act is available here.