John Cornyn: “The Smithsonian receives more than half of its operating…”

“This board includes the Chief justice of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, as well as three sitting senators and representatives. Moreover, The Smithsonian receives more than half of its operating funds from the American taxpayer, from the federal government. It's pretty hard to make the case that this is an institute, that an institution that gets a majority of its funding from Congress and is governed by a board of government officials is anything but a government entity.” (09:42–09:53)

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