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Paul W. Hodes: “I'm afraid that my distinguished colleagues on the other side are laboring under a misapprehension. This amendment is…”

On the recordMay 22, 2008
I'm afraid that my distinguished colleagues on the other side are laboring under a misapprehension. This amendment is very simple. First, it codifies long-standing policy prohibiting propaganda, domestic propaganda. Second, it calls for an investigation into whether or not the Pentagon had a concerted program to mislead the American public and this Congress. This amendment deals with what strikes at the very heart of our democracy: We must trust our military. We must have the truth. We make decisions of life and death in this Chamber when we send people off to war. The American people deserve the truth. This amendment will deliver the truth to the American people. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Paul W. Hodes
New Hampshire
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Discussing an amendment related to military transparency and propaganda.

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