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Ron Wyden: “What we ought to be concerned about is if there's a secret interpretation that's different than what people read.”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2018
What we ought to be concerned about is if there's a secret interpretation that's different than what people read.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden advocates for transparency in legal interpretations.

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