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Ron Wyden: “We ought to be fighting terrorism ferociously without gutting civil liberties.”

On the recordApril 19, 2005
We ought to be fighting terrorism ferociously without gutting civil liberties.
Said by
Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon
Source
congress.gov
Apr 19, 2005

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Senator Wyden emphasizes the need to balance terrorism fighting and civil liberties.

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