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Dick Durbin: “We have got to find a way to balance in America privacy and security. I think there is a balance.”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2026
We have got to find a way to balance in America privacy and security. I think there is a balance.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussion on privacy and security in surveillance.

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