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Richard Blumenthal: “I would agree to sit down to discuss how we effectively eliminate tobacco, but I would not sit down to discuss how I…”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
I would agree to sit down to discuss how we effectively eliminate tobacco, but I would not sit down to discuss how I relinquish my first amendment rights and losing focus of the big picture; that we could eliminate tobacco here.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal emphasizes the importance of First Amendment rights while discussing tobacco elimination.

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