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Jeff Merkley: “So even though it was passed out of committee by voice vote, and you offer a proposal simply to keep the records…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2025
So even though it was passed out of committee by voice vote, and you offer a proposal simply to keep the records intact--which I must say, should never have to be asked anyway--but why would any Member of the Senate object to the principle of protecting the records? I mean, I am confused. Don't all of us believe that when there is evidence related to a crime, it should not be put into a shredder or a wood chipper?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Discussing the importance of protecting records related to criminal evidence.

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