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On the recordJuly 8, 2003
The fact of the matter is that our policy is to permit free speech whenever it occurs, and if you cannot stand the heat then, as they say, you know, you have got to get out of the kitchen.
Said by
Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Emphasizing the importance of free speech policy.

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