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Val Demings: I would have risked my life to protect them, not because I agreed with their speech but because I agreed with their…

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I would have risked my life to protect them, not because I agreed with their speech but because I agreed with their right to speak.
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Val Demings
Democratic · Florida

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Demings asserts her commitment to protecting First Amendment rights, regardless of personal beliefs.

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