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Roy Blunt: “I certainly can't say that I agree with everything I read in a newspaper article or that I see on the evening news or…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2007
I certainly can't say that I agree with everything I read in a newspaper article or that I see on the evening news or that I hear on a local radio program, but I can say that the public is best served by maintaining the free flow of information on matters of public interest. As James Madison said in the report of 1800, arguing against the Sedition Act, ``To the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs that have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.'' Madison, Jefferson and our history lead to the conclusion that a free press is essential for a free people.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri
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Discussing the importance of a free press during a legislative debate.

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