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Ed Markey: The American public does deserve to know the extent to which they are being surveilled.

On the recordSeptember 4, 2018
The American public does deserve to know the extent to which they are being surveilled.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey emphasizes the public's right to know about surveillance practices.

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