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On the recordSeptember 11, 2024
The use of defamation laws, foreign agent registration laws, and anti-NGO laws to silence free speech is nothing new.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Cardin discusses tools used to suppress free speech globally.

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