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On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
At a time when the President-elect is on record as supporting torture, blocking Americans' ability to protect themselves with strong encryption, and has encouraged the outsourcing of intelligence-gathering to the Russians, it's my view you're going to have an enormous challenge to be an advocate for honorable policies.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden expresses concern over the President-elect's stance on national security issues.

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