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On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
I understand that they are going to try to spend us into oblivion with costs, that they are going to have us try to come up with every contingency to try to protect ourselves, which is naturally going to impinge, Congressman, on the civil liberties that will be coming.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris warns about the financial burden of security measures impacting civil liberties.

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