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On the recordSeptember 28, 2006
I find this Congress has a very high degree of vigilance in overseeing the exercise of the executive powers as it relates to the war against those whom I view as jihadists, those who have no respect for, indeed, the religion which they have ostensibly committed their lives to, and those who have no respect for human life, including their human life. It is a most unusual period in the history of our great Republic.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing congressional oversight of executive powers related to the war on terrorism.

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