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On the recordJuly 29, 2009
We do want it quickly. We are going to be debating the military commissions reform presumably in the context of the conference report on the DOD authorization bill which has now passed both houses.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler emphasizes the urgency of obtaining a legal opinion for military commissions reform.

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