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Catherine Cortez Masto: “An independent and free press is what distinguishes the United States from so much of the rest of the world.”

On the recordJuly 18, 2017
An independent and free press is what distinguishes the United States from so much of the rest of the world.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Emphasizing the importance of a free press in democracy.

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