Political Quotes

On the recordJune 12, 2013
If everything in the world is relevant, then there is no meaning to that word.
Said by
Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler critiques the broad interpretation of relevance in Section 215.

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