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On the recordDecember 27, 2012
I thank my colleague from Oregon for being so deeply invested in the details of this over many years, utilizing a fierce advocacy in support of the fourth amendment and privacy to bring to these debates. I also thank the chair of the Intelligence Committee for her comments earlier today about secret laws and her own concerns about that and her willingness to help to work to have the administration provide the type of information that clarifies how these secret opinions interpret statutes. My thanks go to the Senator from California, Mrs. Feinstein. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. McCaskill.) The Senator from Oregon.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Dec 27, 2012

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