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On the recordJune 11, 2013
I had an amendment last December that said these findings of law that translate the requirements that are in the law into what is permissible needs to be declassified so we can have the debate.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley emphasizes the need for declassification of legal findings for public debate.

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