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On the recordApril 8, 2019
As I have been listening to the testimony and the questions, it strikes me that perhaps both sides are losing a perspective of why we have a First Amendment. It is because the freedom to speak our minds is absolutely essential to a free society.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock emphasizes the importance of free speech in a democratic society.

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