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W. Todd Akin: We have a format that was put into law years ago, as I understand it, that when a signal is transmitted into the air…

On the recordOctober 23, 2007
We have a format that was put into law years ago, as I understand it, that when a signal is transmitted into the air that we can tap into that and listen for terrorist talk; is that correct?
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri

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Questioning the legality of tapping into transmitted signals for national security.

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