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Jamie Raskin: “The critical role that the press plays for Democracy.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
The critical role that the press plays for Democracy.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin asserts the essential function of the press in a democratic society.

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