D.C. and throughout the country for freedom of speech. including her offices tireless efforts to preserve the First Amendment in the face of calls for a constitutional amendment that would lead to laws against socalled flag desecration. that would restrict internet free speech. and that would censor lyrics in rap and other music genres. She has been a tenacious advocate for checks and balances to prevent abuses by Intelligence agencies and finally rolling back the significant overreach of the USA Patriot Act. Her work on LGBT rights. mass incarceration and racial profiling. comprehensive immigration reform. privacy. reproductive rights. and voting rights has been peerless. Laura is a familiar face in Congress. and among the few people who can call both Representative MAXINE WATERS and Senator MITCH MCCONNELL friends. an advocate who has shown the nation how to achieve bipartisan success in these hyperpartisan times. She has testified more than a dozen times before the House and Senate and is a frequent contributor to national dialogue on critical legislative issues.
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