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On the recordJune 12, 2013
In the past week, many in the Administration have implied that because they have briefed the Congress and this Committee, that we are all complicit in the use of these surveillance tactics.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers addresses implications of Congress's complicity in surveillance tactics due to briefings.

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