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On the recordJune 3, 2015
when colleagues come to the floor and contend that there have been no secret courts in America, that there has been no secret law in America, that the administration of section 215 matched the plain language of the laws adopted by this body, they are wrong on all three counts.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Jun 3, 2015

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