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Kirsten Gillibrand: “The statute of religious freedom that Thomas Jefferson authored... says in our country, you can worship or not.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
The statute of religious freedom that Thomas Jefferson authored... says in our country, you can worship or not.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand highlights the foundational role of religious freedom in the Constitution.

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