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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
It will mean an end to waterboarding and other shameful forms of torture, and because it will mean a full return to the rule of law.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer emphasizes the importance of ending torture practices and restoring the rule of law.

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