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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
If this program is not effective, it has to end. And so far I am not convinced by what I have seen.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy questions the effectiveness of surveillance programs and calls for their termination if ineffective.

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