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Richard Blumenthal: “This effort to restrict, punish, torture, imprison, kill people who stand up for their beliefs is a growing worldwide…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2023
This effort to restrict, punish, torture, imprison, kill people who stand up for their beliefs is a growing worldwide phenomenon, and I would hope that it would unite us on a bipartisan basis.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal highlights the global trend of repression against those advocating for their beliefs.

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