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On the recordJuly 8, 2013
If it is true that none of the 18 requests for orders last year were denied... how can the American people be assured the FISA Court is exercising real oversight?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Questions the effectiveness of FISA Court oversight if all requests were approved.

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