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 today, 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, 10 additional public officials on Wednesday and 10 outstanding advocates of free speech in non-governmental organizations on Thursday.
Today MRC is honoring the five senators who have stood strong for Americans’ free speech rights, especially on social media.
The winners of the MRC’s 2024 Free Speech Awards are as follows: Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Mike Lee (R-UT), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO). While Big Tech companies and leftists across the spectrum of politics and society have spoken out against free speech, these five senators have distinguished themselves in the fight to preserve it.
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