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John Thune: “Everybody has their rights under our First Amendment to…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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John Thune Discusses Senate Filibuster, Genius Bill, and Trump's Executive Order on Prescription Drugs

Published | Video Starts at 04:59

But the idea that they might be arrested, they might be sanctioned, is that. Proper to talk about in those terms? Well, I mean, I think everybody, we're all subject to the laws of the land, and Everybody has their rights under our First Amendment to express themselves, and people avail themselves of that opportunity on a daily basis in this country, but they need to do it within the confines of what's lawful. Do you think they might, too? Do you support President Trump's plan on prescription drugs, the executive order? Well, it's an executive order. (04:59–05:13)

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