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Susan Collins: “When Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which we wrote in 2004, we created by statute…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2009
When Congress passed the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which we wrote in 2004, we created by statute a Director of National Intelligence.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes Congress's role in creating accountable positions for national security.

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