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Ron Wyden: “The application of secret law is wrong, because that's what I'm raising in the letter.”

On the recordMay 16, 2011
The application of secret law is wrong, because that's what I'm raising in the letter.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the issue of secret legal interpretations.

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