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On the recordJune 5, 2024
I feel very strongly that sources and methods have got to be secret and that has got to be a sacrosanct principle in the Intelligence Community.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden emphasizes the importance of keeping intelligence sources and methods confidential.

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