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On the recordFebruary 25, 2010
I certainly think there are a lot of very good things in this bill. Our intelligence community is a critical piece of fighting terrorism. Their counterterrorism efforts are absolutely at the top of the list of what the Intel Committee does. We are supporting all of our agents in the CIA and throughout the intelligence community, and we thank them for their brave efforts. We are aware that they are putting their lives on the line to prosecute this war every single day. This bill supports them across the board. It has the resources and support they need to do their job. I could say a lot more about that, but I really want to take issue with some of the things that the minority has said, in particular with these alleged massive changes to our approach to counterterrorism. We have heard about Miranda all day long and what the Justice Department does. It would surprise people listening to the debate to know this administration has not changed the policy on when or when not to give Miranda to people in the field.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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The speaker discusses the importance of the intelligence community and addresses misconceptions about counterterrorism policies.

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