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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
One of the President's independent review groups which looked at this law, Mike Morrell, the former deputy director of the CIA, as well as the former director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, have said that had this program been in place prior to the terrorist attacks on our country on 9/11/01, it likely would have prevented those attacks.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins cites expert opinions on the effectiveness of surveillance programs in preventing terrorist attacks.

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