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Robert L. Turner: “As a matter of public policy, I think this is a truly horrible idea of passing a law authorizing low-level employees in…”

On the recordMay 13, 2009
As a matter of public policy, I think this is a truly horrible idea of passing a law authorizing low-level employees in national security agencies to at-will give classified information to Congress.
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Robert L. Turner
New York

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Turner criticizes a proposed law allowing low-level security employees to share classified info with Congress.

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