Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 4, 2018
The fundamental question that this committee refuses to ask itself is whether there's a role for publicly-elected officials to make some of these decisions.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch questions the role of elected officials in regulating social media content.

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