03/07/2012
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"One of my biggest concerns about Section 215 phone records is that the legal rationale underpinning it has no limiting principle."
"I joined Senator Franken to introduce the Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013."
"I had hoped to also include the five nominees for the judicial emergency vacancies in the District of Arizona in this hearing, but we have not yet received the blue slips from the Arizona Senators."
"I would note there are 17 nominations pending on the Senate floor waiting for clearance by the Republicans."