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On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
I am asking you today for your commitment to advocate for finding a way to allow some limited information to become public so we can have a real debate about this.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold requests a commitment to transparency for informed debate on national security powers.

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