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Chris Coons: Religious freedom, as I’ve said, is a fundamental threat to authoritarianism, and it is because of our commitment to a…

On the recordJune 19, 2026
Religious freedom, as I’ve said, is a fundamental threat to authoritarianism, and it is because of our commitment to a freedom of faith that we are also, as a nation, committed to an equality of all.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Remarks at the Center for American Progress event.

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