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Ron Wyden: “Otherwise, the American people will rightly question whether a government that so flagrantly violates basic legal…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2026
Otherwise, the American people will rightly question whether a government that so flagrantly violates basic legal requirements, like the statute requiring declassification, can ever be trusted to not abuse a powerful surveillance tool like Section 702.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Commenting on the need for transparency in surveillance.

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