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On the recordJanuary 28, 2014
The bottom line is very simple. I respect my colleagues' fidelity to the First Amendment, but no amendment is absolute.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer argues that the First Amendment has limitations.

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