For our first annual Free Speech Awards, the Media Research Center (MRC) is honoring 35 champions of the First Amendment, including five members of the U.S. Senate, 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 10 additional public officials and 10 outstanding advocates of free speech in non-governmental organizations.
On Monday, MRC announced its Senate honorees. Today, it is recognizing ten members of the U.S. House of Representatives who have stood strong for Americans’ free speech rights, especially on social media.
The recipients of the MRC’s 2024 Free Speech Awards are Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Ben Cline (R-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Darrell Issa (R-CA), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rich McCormick (R-GA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA).
MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell hailed these…
