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Arlen Specter: “It is anomalous that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee would not know the program, but I respect the division…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2006
It is anomalous that the chairman of the Judiciary Committee would not know the program, but I respect the division which gives that intelligence to the oversight committee. But she and I both wanted to have individualized warrants everywhere if we could get them.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and the need for individualized warrants.

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