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On the recordJune 29, 2021
Congress must make it extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, for the Department to spy on the Congress or the news media. We cannot rely on the Department alone to make these changes.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the need for Congress to prevent government surveillance on itself and the media.

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