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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I am deeply concerned by the rise of book bans and increase in efforts to diminish free speech, especially in the…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2024
I am deeply concerned by the rise of book bans and increase in efforts to diminish free speech, especially in the classroom.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton expresses concern over book bans affecting free speech in education.

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