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Roy Blunt: I think it would be my obligation, even though I haven't actually moved to do so based on our discussions, to bring…

On the recordMarch 13, 2008
I think it would be my obligation, even though I haven't actually moved to do so based on our discussions, to bring information and communicate information that is confidential and that I believe ought to be kept secret at this time. I will also remind my colleagues that many of them in September of 2006 voted to go into secret session, and we didn't go into secret session that day. I am pleased that we appear to be moving in that direction. But there is a time that the rules call for when you are in a situation where the national security of the country is important, and there is much of the information that reaches a secret level that could be discussed in a secret session that conclusions have been drawn from and can be drawn from, that my belief is we would benefit from that discussion.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Discussing the need for a secret session regarding national security information.

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