Rep. Steny Hoyer says taxpayer dollars cannot be used for political advertisements
Steny HoyerU.S. representative and ranking member of the House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
Steny Hoyer joins three fellow appropriators in demanding that the White House withdraw the Trump-promoting ad and account for its cost.
“You cannot use taxpayer dollars for political advertisements.”
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Where this statement fits
Should taxpayers fund Trump's "public service" television ads?
The White House defends federally funded television ads featuring President Trump as patriotic public-service announcements. Democratic lawmakers and Republican Senate leader John Thune oppose using taxpayer money for the spots. Senator Cynthia Lummis defended the messaging and blocked a Senate resolution against public funding. The dispute concerns whether these ads serve a public purpose that justifies government payment or promote Trump at taxpayers' expense.
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Hoyer, DeLauro, Murray and Reed demand that the ad be withdrawn, spending disclosed and responsible employees disciplined.
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The lawmakers' letter calls the ad an illegal misuse of tax dollars and disputes its public-service purpose.
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They request an end to airing, a spending breakdown and discipline for federal employees who knowingly violated the law.
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Why this label?
Hoyer joins an explicit demand to stop taxpayer-funded political advertising.
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