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.
Joseph T. Burns: “As I looked at this amendment and thought of making available the information of how much we spend on intelligence--not…”
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Discussing the implications of an amendment related to intelligence spending.
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