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On the recordOctober 27, 2015
Madam President, I thank the chair of the subcommittee and the vice chair, ranking member, for working on this. This was initially a 6-year sunset. This has been moved under the amendment to a 10-year sunset. I believe it is important, when we deal with information that is sensitive, to have a look back after a number of years to see if we have struck the right balance. We have done that on other sensitive programs like this. I think it ought to be done here. I appreciate the work that Senators Burr and Feinstein and my colleagues have put into this. I urge support. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.
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Jeff Flake
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