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Jim Sensenbrenner: “The reason the bill is before us is that the current statute is drafted too narrowly and does not deal with threats by…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2006
The reason the bill is before us is that the current statute is drafted too narrowly and does not deal with threats by animal rights extremists in inflicting bodily harm, for example, against the publisher of Vogue magazine, because they put ads in depicting people wearing furs.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

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Discussing the need for legislation addressing threats from animal rights extremists.

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