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On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
If it is going to be independent, it has to be independent of the President, and that means Congress has to be involved in the selection of that commission and the rules.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the independence of an intelligence investigation commission.

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