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Jerry Nadler: “Our First Amendment protections are precious. There is a reason the Framers enshrined the freedoms of religion, speech…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Our First Amendment protections are precious. There is a reason the Framers enshrined the freedoms of religion, speech, the press, and the right to peaceably assemble and petition the Government for redress as the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the importance of First Amendment protections in democratic governance.

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