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On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
Congress never did intend to allow bulk collections when it passed Section 215, and no fair reading of the text would allow for this program.
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Jim Sensenbrenner
Republican · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

He asserts that Congress intended to limit bulk collection under Section 215.

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