Rob Bonta: “There are prohibitions against the use of federal tax dollars for this purpose for, you know, for propaganda…”

“And if they were campaign ads where they use campaign funding to advance a political message, then that's a different story. But these are federal tax dollars, and There are prohibitions against the use of federal tax dollars for this purpose for, you know, for propaganda and for advancing a political cause. These aren't like PSAs, you know, announcements for, you know, public health or public safety.” (01:16–01:25)

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