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Justin Amash: “We're here to answer one question for the people we represent: Do we oppose the suspicion list collection of every…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2013
We're here to answer one question for the people we represent: Do we oppose the suspicion list collection of every American's phone records? When you had the chance to stand up for Americans' privacy, did you? Please support the Amash amendment and oppose the NSA's blanket surveillance of our constituents. I yield back the balance of my time.
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Justin Amash
Michigan
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Jul 24, 2013

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