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David Cicilline: “Isn't protecting the First Amendment, the freedom of Americans, at least as important as protecting a building from…”

On the recordJuly 27, 2020
Isn't protecting the First Amendment, the freedom of Americans, at least as important as protecting a building from vandalism?
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline questions the importance of First Amendment rights versus property protection.

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