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Glenn Grothman: “The McCain Feingold bill... wanted to restrict what people…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

Wake Up!'_ Glenn Grothman Sounds Alarm On Politicians Who View The '1st Amendment As An Obstacle

Published December 22, 2024 | Video Starts at 03:35

There are two examples I'd like to leave this body of or like to share with this body. There was a bill called the McCain Feingold bill that was passed by two popular congressmen around The McCain Feingold bill... wanted to restrict what people could say or how much time people could buy in an election. In other words, they wanted to restrict the freedom of speech. And I'm sure both politicians at that time felt we were very popular. (03:35–03:51)

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