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“The Senate should formally stand with reporters who are threatened, harassed, or attacked because they gather and publish news.”
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“Congress should publicly say that independent news helps people know what government is doing, hold officials accountable, and stand with journalists who face threats, harassment, attacks, or danger because of their reporting.”
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“Courts should use existing federal definitions to decide whether a covered attack caused bodily injury or serious bodily injury, which determines whether the 3-year or 6-year prison maximum applies.”
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“Federal prosecutors should be able to charge someone who intentionally attacks or tries to attack a journalist when the attacker knew the person was a journalist, the attack was tied to reporting work, and the case has a federal commerce connection.”
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“A person convicted of a covered attack on a journalist should face possible fines and up to 3 years in prison for injury, or up to 6 years in prison for serious injury.”
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“Journalists should be protected from targeted violence when they are gathering and reporting the news.”
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“Special protection for attacks on journalists should cover workers, contractors, and agents of news services when they are mainly gathering or preparing public-interest news through activities like reporting, recording, editing, or publishing.”
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