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Michael Arcuri: “It is sad that my colleague attempts to change the actual meaning of what this statute does. It gives no protection to…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2007
It is sad that my colleague attempts to change the actual meaning of what this statute does. It gives no protection to terrorists. It gives protections only to Americans, and it keeps us safe and it gives us the protections that are guaranteed us under the Constitution.
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Michael Arcuri
New York

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Defending a statute's protections for Americans during a debate.

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