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John Doolittle: Reclaiming my time, it is the people of my colleague who own the New York Times, the Washington Post, every major…

On the recordJune 17, 1998
Reclaiming my time, it is the people of my colleague who own the New York Times, the Washington Post, every major newspaper in this country; and under their system, they can do whatever they like. And under a Shays-Meehan/Hutchinson-Allen bill, they are the only ones who will have the freedom of speech.
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John Doolittle
Republican · California

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Discussing media ownership and freedom of speech in relation to proposed legislation.

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