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Bob Goodlatte: “Now what we think we have here is a situation in which if the Government cannot provide a clear public explanation for…”

On the recordJuly 16, 2013
Now what we think we have here is a situation in which if the Government cannot provide a clear public explanation for how its program is consistent with the statute, then it must stop collecting this information immediately.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte emphasizes the need for government transparency in surveillance programs.

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