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On the recordNovember 30, 2011
Well, what is the difference, then, with what the Senator is standing for and what is the current situation? From my point of view, our Presidents--President Bush and President Obama--since 9/11, have used both, with more success on the criminal courts side-- dramatically more success on the criminal courts side. The obvious question that Senator Feinstein poses is, if the system isn't broken, if the system is keeping us safe, if we have successfully prosecuted over 300 alleged terrorists in our criminal courts and 6 in military commissions, why do we want to change it?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Nov 30, 2011

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