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Richard Blumenthal: “The FISA represents a brilliant compromise reached by the legislative branch in a constitutionally uncertain area.”

On the recordJuly 30, 2013
The FISA represents a brilliant compromise reached by the legislative branch in a constitutionally uncertain area.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal describes FISA as a legislative compromise in a complex constitutional area.

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