QUIET SINCE TUE SEP 29 3:53 PMUPDATED 1D AGOUPDATED 1D AGO
Senators Address Bill on Presidential Memorial Demolition
Merkley sought a bill requiring congressional approval for presidential memorial demolitions; Lee blocked its advance amid Trump’s Kennedy Center demolition threats. Coverage centers on the bill and Lee’s objection, with some attention to the Kennedy Center’s condition.
Lead article · The Hill · CENTERGOP senator blocks move to prevent Trump from tearing down buildings honoring presidentsOUTLETSOUTLETS
44 RATED4 RATED
ARTICLESARTICLES
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SPANCOVERAGE SPAN
5DAYSDAYS
AVG CREDAVG CRED
68MEDIUMMEDIUM
The sides
How each side told it
OUTLETS BY LEAN4 RATED
WHO’S NAMED
THE FRAME75% · AVG CRED 77
“Protecting presidential memorials”
2 MORE CENTER
ForbesTHU 8:00 PMSenator Will Introduce Bill To Block Kennedy Center DemolitionMerkleyGood lookCRED 77Colorado PoliticsTUE 1:03 PMMike Lee blocks effort to prevent Trump from tearing down memorialsMerkleyGood lookLeeMixedCRED 74
People · 2 MEMBERS
Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them
Merkley and Lee were named together by 3 of 4 outlets. Counted by outlet.
GOODMIXEDNEUTRALBADCOUNTED BY OUTLET
D · OR · BUDGET RANKING MEMBER
Backed and sought to advance legislation requiring congressional approval before presidential memorials, including the Kennedy Center, could be demolished.
NAMED BY 4 OF 4
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
▲ MOSTLY GOOD3 OF 3 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly good, 3 of 3 outlets.
RIGHT
▲ MOSTLY GOOD1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly good, 1 of 1 outlet.
R · UT · ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES CHAIR
Objected to and blocked an effort to advance legislation requiring congressional approval before presidential memorials could be demolished.
NAMED BY 3 OF 4
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
◇ SPLITACROSS 2 OUTLETSCenter outlets: split across 2 outlets (1 mixed · 1 bad).
RIGHT
▼ MOSTLY BAD1 OF 1 OUTLETRight-leaning outlets: mostly bad, 1 of 1 outlet.
Timeline · 5 DAYS
When each side picked it up
ARTICLES PER DAY
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT: NO COVERAGE YETLEFT: NO COVERAGE YET
When each side picked it up. center: 3 articles, first thu 8:00 pm. right-leaning: 1 article, first tue 3:53 pm, 5 days after the first report.
In their own words · 2 statements
What the members said themselves
FROM MEMBERS’ OFFICES · NOT COUNTED AS COVERAGE
Press releases from members’ offices. Kept apart from news and not counted as coverage.
- Sen. Jeff MerkleyMON SEP 28Senate Blocks Merkley, Murkowski Bill to Prevent Trump Tearing Down Presidential MemorialsPRESS RELEASEMERKLEY.SENATE.GOV ↗(opens the press release on merkley.senate.gov)
- Sen. Jeff MerkleyTUE SEP 29Merkley, Pingree Lead Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Demolition of the Kennedy CenterPRESS RELEASEMERKLEY.SENATE.GOV ↗(opens the press release on merkley.senate.gov)
Releases collected by Congress Press ↗ (Derek Willis, MIT License)
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