Senate Proceeding 02-16-06 on Feb 16th, 2006 :: 0:02:15 to 0:04:10
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Speech By: Russell Feingold
Bill: S. 2271: USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006

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on. whether?-b-web.'d made 2 the rightb : decb.ision&2 four years laterv? there's now ab&?-b.widespread biparb.tisan. cb.onsens<a that the patriot a?ct? wenbxt too-far in several specific. areas?@ ?-the vast. majority b.of the?-provisions of the. patriot?; act have not? even. been.b

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.b`b2 controversial, but?h in. a few specific provisions there have?`?`?&?-been arguments that ~ we. wenb.t. toob`?-far `b ; as a result, i join. wit?@h.@ senatorb -larry. craigb. of idaho andb severalvi>: ?@b i others ?@ senators s ununu,b."`b-b-feingold v?

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fellows that. we -would. join. in. this. bipartisan-effort but we.~? all shared. the&&b-same?y goal `b-b-protect constitutional values&-and. freedoms. while?@ still protecting the@ security.ba of i?-america-the administration threatened t?o -veto the "safe". act if it. ever `?&?-came before. them`?&b& ther

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&-washington i've never seen. another bz6ill.b&?-like ~ our?@ "safe" act that-attracted that kb.ind. of ba support?-it also was. supb.ported by @ theb&v2 b-american library assb.ociation v-because it prevented the ?& government from. snooping tz6hrough b-library records of. innocent-americans.| i. want a to thank itbq b2 v? the

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lib rarians.b-for their. efforts and tell. tb.hem.b-that it paid. o. they werb:e. not b-taking the hysterical. position-as some.randedv{?@? them&-they were. taking. the right ?-b-position for the free v2? free! free trade&b-agreement. domz. that. we. hold dear-in it. countryb-the. conference. report. includes. a-number of chec?aks and?2 balances.b