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John Sarbanes: “It is not every single day hereafter for this administration; it becomes a precedent for every administration. And I…”

On the recordMay 26, 2005
It is not every single day hereafter for this administration; it becomes a precedent for every administration. And I suggest to all Members of the Senate that they may find themselves, down the road at some point, seeking information they think is relevant and having it denied to them by the executive branch, citing the refusal to provide the information in the Bolton case as a precedent for the action they are taking.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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