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Roy Blunt: Yesterday, I spoke on the floor, and others did, in opposition to the FISA bill, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

On the recordOctober 18, 2007
Yesterday, I spoke on the floor, and others did, in opposition to the FISA bill, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act bill, that was on the floor yesterday. We quit in the middle of that debate.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Inquiring about the status of the FISA bill during a discussion on upcoming legislation.

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