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On the recordApril 29, 2014
I always worry when things are suddenly classified, and I realize that a lot of things should be, but sometimes things are classified because they do not stand the light of day.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy expresses concern over the classification of information and its implications.

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