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Mike Pence: But let me reassure him and all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that the bipartisan vote that I expect will…

On the recordJune 28, 2007
But let me reassure him and all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that the bipartisan vote that I expect will be recorded today will be an encouragement to people on the right, to people on the left, and people in the center, people in front of microphones and people listening to those people on microphones because this House will say what some in the other body are not saying, and that is, we believe in freedom on the airwaves. We reject the archaic doctrines of the past that would have this Federal Government manage political speech on the public airwaves. It is time that we come together as a Nation, we move past the archaic rules of broadcasting fashioned for a Depression-era America, and we embrace the dynamic national conversation that is the American media today.
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Mike Pence
Republican · Indiana

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Addressing the importance of freedom of speech in media during a House floor debate.

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