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On the recordJune 12, 2003
we have so much to be proud of in our country: our young people serving in the military, protecting our Nation, our law enforcement working long hours to make us safe. We can even celebrate last night the Houston Astros winning a no-hitter against the New York Yankees with six pitchers. What we cannot be proud of and what bothers many Americans is we have had three different congressional committee members ask the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the FBI to release all the information and audiotapes concerning the use of our Federal law enforcement to track Texas legislators. This sounds like an abuse of authority, and it smells. Our law enforcement should not be used for partisan political purposes. Release these tapes and let the American people decide who is wasting our law enforcement's time, when they should be protecting our Nation, looking for Texas legislators.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

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Addressing concerns over the use of federal law enforcement to track Texas legislators.

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