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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
But I also hope that the executive branch takes a lesson from this experience about the value of classification or what I would consider overclassification.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Senator Whitehouse critiques the executive branch's handling of classified information.

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