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Blake Farenthold: “At the risk of sounding repetitious, the First Amendment applies to all we do in this body. This amendment is…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2017
At the risk of sounding repetitious, the First Amendment applies to all we do in this body. This amendment is unnecessary. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
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Blake Farenthold
Texas
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Mar 2, 2017

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