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Joseph T. Burns: As I looked at this amendment and thought of making available the information of how much we spend on intelligence--not…

On the recordOctober 4, 2004
As I looked at this amendment and thought of making available the information of how much we spend on intelligence--not only are there operations we have to take into consideration, lives of people are on the line. We make them more vulnerable every day in their work, gathering intelligence.

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Discussing the implications of an amendment related to intelligence spending.

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