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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

If you knew that a suspect had made a call into area code 312, the city of Chicago, it certainly defies logic that you need to collect all of the telephone calls made in the 312 area code on the chance that one of those persons might be on…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

I trusted--and I still do--that we were hiring the very best, trusting them to not only give us their best in terms of knowledge but also their loyalty to our country.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

I am sending a bipartisan letter to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board asking them to make it a priority to investigate.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

What I quarrel with is collecting all of the information in California on telephone records to try to find that specific case. That to me seems overly broad.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

The Republican-controlled Senate approved my reform to 215 unanimously. However, the Bush administration objected.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

My most significant concern with 215 was that it would be used to obtain sensitive personal information of innocent Americans who had no connection to any suspected terrorism or spy activity.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

Implementation of Executive Order (EO) 13636 is underway across the U.S. Government.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

That seems to be a significant loophole that could undermine the quality of a servicemember's education.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

There is a longstanding frustration with students participating in TA program can't compare the cost, financial and aid opportunities, and school performance.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

We ought to give them a break in life. They are doing what we ask them to do.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

I look forward to joining my colleague in reviewing these reforms and learning more about what educators are doing to help meet the needs of our servicemembers.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

And if the Department received complaints from military servicemembers about the quality of education that was being offered at a school, would that be taken into consideration?

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

No more than 90 percent of your revenues can come from the Federal Government.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

I think it is Government money. It is in our appropriation bill.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

It really is not a credible accreditation process for most of your schools.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

You know, we ought to give them a break in life. They are doing what we ask them to do.

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