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Tom Udall: Do you believe it is appropriate for any Federal official with power over media organizations to attack or threaten them…

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
Do you believe it is appropriate for any Federal official with power over media organizations to attack or threaten them with legal or regulatory retaliation over negative news coverage, media coverage?
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall asked about the appropriateness of regulatory retaliation against media.

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