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Bob Goodlatte: “We don't want to put ourselves in the position with this analogy drawn by Mr. Wittes that we are going to rely on the…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
We don't want to put ourselves in the position with this analogy drawn by Mr. Wittes that we are going to rely on the foreign government to protect the rights of the United States citizen, as opposed to our own government protecting those rights.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes the importance of U.S. government protecting citizens' rights over foreign governments.

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