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Dick Durbin: What is missing is not just the document, but it is also what is missing is when you seek something explicitly.

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
What is missing is not just the document, but it is also what is missing is when you seek something explicitly.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin emphasizes the need for explicit authorization to understand the strategy.

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