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Nancy Pelosi: “Is it then the case that the committee intends this provision will be narrowly construed and only used in the most…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1997
Is it then the case that the committee intends this provision will be narrowly construed and only used in the most serious of circumstances, when a specific sensitive intelligence source or method or criminal investigation is at risk?
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

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Questioning the intent behind a provision related to intelligence and criminal investigations.

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