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Tom Udall: I very much appreciate your answer, but it is very, very difficult, I think, to have a transparent debate about secret…

On the recordJune 11, 2013
I very much appreciate your answer, but it is very, very difficult, I think, to have a transparent debate about secret programs approved by a secret court issuing secret court orders based on secret interpretations of the law.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall emphasizes the challenges of discussing secret programs transparently.

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