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On the recordFebruary 10, 2011
I yield myself 30 seconds. The gentleman from Wisconsin mentioned that he is not aware of abuses under section 215. I would remind my colleagues that most of the uses are classified under 215, and there has not yet been a briefing for Members this Congress for us to make our assessment of whether there have been abuses of section 215. I have not had a briefing nor has there been one offered here to the Members of the 112th Congress. And I think before we make a decision about section 215, we need to know how it has been used. That's a very simple request. With that, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Kucinich).
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Jared Polis
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