Sen. Flake Issues Remarks on Free Press
October 11, 2018
October 11, 2018
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The office of Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following floor remarks in defense of a free press:
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With the disappearance and apparent brutal murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Flake again cautioned against the use of language that empowers authoritarian governments and oppressive regimes:
"We in this body had best be very clear about who the enemies . . .
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With the disappearance and apparent brutal murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Flake again cautioned against the use of language that empowers authoritarian governments and oppressive regimes:
"We in this body had best be very clear about who the enemies . . .