John Conyers: “I am for state secrets. There are some secrets that we've got to keep…”

On the recordJune 3, 2009

I am for state secrets. There are some secrets that we've got to keep away from citizens and Congress people and everybody else--bloggers.

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Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers supports state secrets but emphasizes the need to determine which should be kept confidential.

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