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On the recordJuly 27, 2009
Yes. And, by the way, I think everybody is in favor of having both avenues available, and I am not arguing with the priorities here and so on.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Senator Kyl supports having multiple legal avenues for prosecuting terrorists.

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