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Russ Feingold: “I hope and expect that Admiral Blair will state clearly that he and other officials of the Obama Administration will…”

On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
I hope and expect that Admiral Blair will state clearly that he and other officials of the Obama Administration will keep the full congressional intelligence committees fully and currently informed on all intelligence matters, a statutory requirement violated repeatedly by the Bush Administration.
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Feingold emphasizes the need for transparency from the Obama Administration regarding intelligence matters.

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