Richard Blumenthal said "One of the ironies is that almost every day in the headlines and in the news we read about what the NSA is doing in the collection and use of data about citizens in this country who are protected by the Fourth Amendment." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 17, 2013

One of the ironies is that almost every day in the headlines and in the news we read about what the NSA is doing in the collection and use of data about citizens in this country who are protected by the Fourth Amendment.

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Richard Blumenthal

Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal contrasts data collection by the NSA with citizens' privacy rights.

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