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Roger Wicker: “I hope that we do not bend over backwards so far in the name of diversity that we start trampling on the First Amendment…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
I hope that we do not bend over backwards so far in the name of diversity that we start trampling on the First Amendment rights of our servicemembers.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker expresses concern about religious rights in the military amidst diversity efforts.

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