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Dick Durbin: “I hope that during the course of considering antiterrorism legislation we don't stop short of giving new authority to…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2001
I hope that during the course of considering antiterrorism legislation we don't stop short of giving new authority to collect information but also give to the FBI, CIA, and other Federal law enforcement agencies the infrastructure to use that information. We need to create an extraordinary process for extraordinary times.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the need for enhanced authority and infrastructure for federal law enforcement in antiterrorism legislation.

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