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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
But, Mr. Inglis, I guess what it gets down to is this: Once establishing that number with Al-Shabaab, this operative from Al-Shabaab, you could certainly go after that person's telephone records and all of the contacts that that person has made.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin questions the need for mass data collection versus targeted records access.

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