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When I was first elected to the Senate, I was determined to do things a
little differently and bring some of my oversight work to the upper
chamber.

And I wanted to share just one example:

By now, if you visit the nation’s capital, you’ve probably seen these
propaganda banners sprouting up on federal buildings. We’ve uncovered how
much these banners cost taxpayers through never-before-seen documents.  

And why they’re illegal.

[ [link removed] ]Donald Trump's face on a banner in D.C.

In just four months, at least three federal agencies have paid for massive
political banners with your tax dollars:

- U.S. Department of Agriculture: ~$16,400

- Department of Labor: ~$6,000

- Health and Human Services: ~$34,000

That’s at least $50,000 in taxpayer money for Trump propaganda:

[ [link removed] ]Donald Trump on a banner, paid for with your tax dollars

These aren’t informational signs. They don’t explain programs, benefits,
or public services. They are giant portraits of the President. They look
like they're straight out of soviet Russia. And they are the textbook
definition of propaganda.

Since 1951, federal law has explicitly prohibited using taxpayer funds for
propaganda and self-aggrandizement.

This isn’t a gray area. It’s illegal.

And it violates the Constitution’s command that no funds leave the
Treasury except as appropriated by Congress.

Through our oversight work, my office uncovered a never-before-reported
contract for a banner at HHS that goes even further — specifying that the
propaganda banners should “last for 4 years.” In other words, until the
end of Trump’s term.

[ [link removed] ]Make America Healthy Again - Building banner

This is not only a waste of taxpayer dollars. It’s also an authoritarian
tactic.

Dictators from Stalin to Saddam to Putin to Kim Jong Un have plastered
their images on government buildings to demonstrate power.

And now, the Trump Administration is doing the same in Washington. 

[ [link removed] ]photo of a banner of Stalin

Let’s be clear: this is not normal. It’s not lawful. And it’s not
democratic. It’s propaganda – paid for with your money.

Democracy doesn’t disappear overnight — it vanishes day by day, one
lawless act after another.  Oversized portraits on government buildings
may look like vanity. But they are also a warning. We must take it
seriously.

I’m going to keep fighting to hold Donald Trump and his Administration
accountable, and your support makes my work possible.

Thanks for all you do,

Adam

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