Cory Booker: “When my parents generation fought the civil rights movement…”

“And it has to be free so that it can resonate in a universal way from the individual to the collective. That's why it's so important and that's why it has to be free. That's why I'm here testifying. When my parents generation fought the civil rights movement, we are fighting for our economic rights, we're fighting for free access to information and more. We don't have to just take this or surrender to these powerful forces. We can beat them. Them we have before and we must do it now. I really hope in the future our funding situation is reformed in this country. There's more buyers, public media comes back.” (12:27–12:44)

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