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On the recordSeptember 19, 2001
I wish to bring to the Senate's attention a serious legal matter currently impeding Federal criminal investigations in many States, especially Oregon, and legislation that I am joining the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Senator Leahy, in introducing today to correct this problem. Enacted at the end of the 105th Congress as Section 801 of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Public Law 105-277), the Citizens Protection Act, commonly known as the ``McDade law,'' has hampered Federal law enforcement efforts aimed at combating child pornography, drug trafficking, and terrorism, particularly in the State of Oregon.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Addressing the impact of the McDade law on federal investigations in Oregon.

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