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Mitch McConnell: This legislation would also require speakers to declare whether communications that simply mention a Federal official…

On the recordJuly 18, 2022
This legislation would also require speakers to declare whether communications that simply mention a Federal official are made in support or opposition to the official, even if the communication is not made in support or opposition to that official.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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McConnell criticizes the bill for imposing unnecessary declarations on political speech.

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