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Richard Blumenthal: “It would seem to guarantee a right that, in fact, is illusory.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2013
It would seem to guarantee a right that, in fact, is illusory.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal expresses concern that the rights guaranteed may not be real.

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