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On the recordMay 4, 2010
The problem I have is that the watchlist, when you look at the numbers, has so many problems with it that I think it is not appropriate to go down the road that we are going because a constitutional right is involved.
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Carleton King
Republican · New York

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Peter King expresses concerns about the watchlist's reliability and constitutional implications.

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