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Patrick Leahy: “The American people deserve to know how broad investigative laws like the PATRIOT Act are being interpreted and used to…”

On the recordJune 18, 2013
The American people deserve to know how broad investigative laws like the PATRIOT Act are being interpreted and used to conduct electronic surveillance.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy advocates for transparency in the use of the PATRIOT Act.

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