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Julian Bond: “Would the Senator from Georgia say that this bill not only enables the intelligence community to move forward, but it…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2008
Would the Senator from Georgia say that this bill not only enables the intelligence community to move forward, but it provides additional protections for Americans, for their privacy and constitutional rights? I would ask him if he thinks those amendments have been incorporated in the legislation before us and what he thinks the final product of the Intelligence Committee is as a result.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Questioning the implications of a bill on intelligence and privacy rights during Senate debate.

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