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Patrick Leahy: “Given the misuse of the NSL authority that was seen in the Inspector General's 2007 report, I thought it was time to…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2009
Given the misuse of the NSL authority that was seen in the Inspector General's 2007 report, I thought it was time to take another look at the authority.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy addresses concerns over the misuse of national security letters.

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