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Summer Lee: “But the question is, the government has a special role and responsibility. What should Congress' role be in monitoring…”

On the recordJune 18, 2012
But the question is, the government has a special role and responsibility. What should Congress' role be in monitoring, permitting or opposing censorship by the government?
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee questions Congress's role in government censorship oversight.

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