Senate Proceeding 02-16-06 on Feb 16th, 2006 :: 0:20:00 to 0:40:00
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&-device for patients with 2b.b.b-depression b-senator.i grassley. a?nd i asked our?-staff i to. loobpk. ib.n what. had goneq?@-on the. finance?~ committee has?&b -responsibility for medicare. and?b&-medicaid programs. ab.nd t he ?`?-millions of. americans that.

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b-receive. health. care. includi ,ngb-the. use of safe. a>?nd proper.7 b&?-medical devices?`v&b-mez7dicare and medicaid only payb`b-for.~? drugs ?h and devices that.b`b&b-f.d.a. has approved b. b2 ?&b&?-so approval 2 ab.ffects.

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p?atients.b`b&b-b.budgets. and the?6 federal ?ud?get&b -in the case. of.bs?@b.babi v.ns therpcyb-system? the? fbd.a? review. tea?am b-was.r exiesed of. more. than. a? dozen? b.b`b&?-f.d.a. staff includingb @brb d2octors ?~

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b`?`h b.ientists, safe tyb officers and stv?atb.v tigs -b.th?is revb.iew teab.m unanimously?-re?commende d ab.gainsti f.d.aba?a b-approval`b-b-the team argued. that theb @b 6 data

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-needed to br justify approval andb`?-that? addit?ional. premarketb.v`?&b&b testing a was in order b-b-three levels of 7 management -concurred. witb.h. theb 2 team's` b-recommendation b&? -the upper most.bhbhb.

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manager-disagreed`b-with the stroke. of. ab pen he ?@ bb overruled the analysis. and?b conclusions. of. his staff?`b-he approved the devicb"e @b`?&?@ ?-no7w. the f.a.a.'s -- f.d.a.'s-se?al of. approval has been b-attached to the @b

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. v.n.s therapy-system? by. one person overv-b-several.^> technicb.alb experts who.h b-studb.ied. the devicev`b-without the. report. the ? public `?-woul d. not know. that the. team. who?@ b-reviewed this. devic.e. did

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not believe. it? should be approved.b-thout. thibs reporb.t there would b-be?2 no 2 way - becau?se they are`b2 ?i not aware of. the risks biin short, mr? president we -present this report. out of. ab -concern fb.or public. safety`?&?@ we believe that doctors andv

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&?-patients considering@% this. device.@ ?&-should know. that it was approved. ?`?-b-b.over the objection of. a?@ team. of seasoned scientists-b.it is important. for the public @ to know what the f.d.a?2>b-v2scientists and db.octors thought?-about the. risk to. which

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patients -awo?ulb.d be exposed?-the. f.d.ab. h as>.2 not? madepublic `b-any information. regarding thev2 z2 b&a level. of. scientific. dissent so-i'm. glad. that we have. tb.his-report ?-i'm. really. concernredb2 about this.b& unusual turn of. eb.veants at tb.heb.b

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b-f.d.a &b wand i. hope. that this is. nb.ot ab&?-sign of. things 2b to 2 come`?`?-i. hope. that. f.d.a approval. can b-remain?@ the gold @ sta ndard, and i -hope?2 that. medicare. andb.bi medicaid -can. continue to. pay?h for@ f?@.d.a?-approved produb2cts. kno wing that`

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b-they areb safe`-i. thank chairman. grassley. for b-b-his work on. this 7 as.i well`?-b he works diligently. as. he. always -7doesv? particularly in rooting outb-things that. are wrong to. be b&-exposebrd -and as always, i appreciate.b

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. when--we can work. together. to improveb-the efficacy @ and safety. of`bq american h?ieab.lth. care &b-than2k. you and i yield the floorb 2b ,b.v2 @b b 2b

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.mr baucus: mr?b presidentbthe presiding officer: yes, the-sena?@tor > from montanabi?`mr. baucus: b.mr president, i.b&z3 rise? today in. support of. one of -our nation's mbqost important?&?r dob.meb.stic? p?2olicy ib.ssues, national

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-b-security ?&b -i. under?@stand. that. sz2ome. would?b b&?-b-expect me.2 to. say exit activeness-b-or health. car?e. o?r. environment or.b`v-b-education`b-but what i s.z2 happeni?@ngb with -national security @ today greatb.lyb.b`b&?-concerns me.b-in the?@ future i. will. continue to-^-address ^ different aspects of.

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b-b.thisvr issue national. sec?aurity`b` b-i'll address the war on @b @ terror,b.b-future threats to. ourb nation&b-but today i'll. focus o?n b ab&?-primary. point bq? of @ failureb in : b-keeping. the united. states safe,b`?&b-b-how b.we are meeting ourb`b&b-responsib

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ility to the @ troops b&bi ?-e supporb.t. of. our troops is atb.hb`@ ?-th?e c?qore. of. every national.b`b-b.security ib.ssue that @ we b.be faceb.and i urgeb members?: of. congres s.b`b -frb.om both.a ses of. the?3 aisle to i b&?-join me.ba in.

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pro~?viding our troops.b&-with the tool.@s that. they. need. to -succeed`b-we're so @ fortunab.te fb.or having.b`b-such a?@b.@ vas t. number ofv? americans?-b.who. are committed t o. fighting.b&?-for. ourb country for?3 laying`b

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-their. lives on. the line. evev?ryb -day.@ to. pro.%tect the?@ freedoms. w?@e.bqb @?-enjoy`b& b-the first thing we. must. do @ for -the war. fighters.v2 is. to. keep. them 2 ?2 ?-b.safe b-i. would like. no. know why after ?-four years of fighting the. war?`b&?-onb : terror,? our? soldiers.

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do not?@ b -have the very. best. that. the y.v&b&b-need to. get?@ theb.bx job~? done @ last week president. bus?jh b.b`?&b-presented. hisb fiscal. year. bx 2b.00b.7 udget to the. c ongresb.s&br ?-even:? tb.hough. the budgeb.t accounts.b-for most of h the? entire .

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.b``?k b&"-discretionary. budgeb.t. we still?-have service m"?embers without t he?-equipment. that b.they need a b-last month a pentagon. sv?tu?@dyb&b-revealed? that. dozens. of. lives ?&&-b-american?a liv soldier's lives b-would. not have. been. lost.bq in. iraq `b-if soldiers had the proper @ side `b-body

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?q?2 armorb-b-to make. matters w?3orst military&i is alreadyz7 operating with an -equipment. shortage.b-when?a troops deploy? overseas,b-often their. equipment and most b&b-of their equipment?@ is 2 left.b`?-behind?qb.b&b&b-it's left in. theatre and.

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. not?b-replaced? in. armories. or. airb.b&b-wings&?-this lves. us. vulnerable at ho me ab.nd dangerously affectsb-na?>ti?onal security > ?&b&b-how will we ?e. pro?@tected if. ourq?&b-b.soldiers areb not?-the. administration proposes to`?-sp

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end.~@ $439. millionb on. national-security this. year ? -that'sq 45.bq more. pentagon.undingb&?-than when president. bush. took.z-office five. years? ago@ and. there's a warb: supplemental-on the way more. moneyb @ let. me bp make

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. clear that i. ba do. notb -oppose the defenseb budget-i. respect that it is. the?z job of b`b&?&b-the @ secbaretary of ? defense to.bq?`?&?-b.asb.sess the needs of our? ilitary-in the coming. y?2ear. and i commend?-him-i. cb.ommend himv: on. increasing. theb -funding.~? for special

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operations `b-b-but. despiteb this. past budget h ourb-troops are sb.tib.ll taking. a"? hitb&?&b -the. funding for~ high-v?teb.ch-weapons a systems doubled current b-dollars? from. $42 billiona in 1996-tobp?~?p? $84b billion in z

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. 2007 in order to. pay for thev?seb ig-ticketb b% items the?@x2? 2000 @b-"@budget reigns. i?n.@ personnelb-costs&? -the. military. pay?6 raise q? is. only.ber`?h b&?-2.2 b-previous years have been between -3% and

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4%-and. during. the clinton administration we. saw military zr?&?-pay. raib.ses. as. high. as @ 4.8b bpb` b-it ib.s. unacceptable. to. that&?-the."@? president pro?poses. an-increase in pay for the miltly`?a that is

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less than the cb.urrent?`b&b -rate of.^ inflation 3 aboutbi the?&b-b-4 &?-our. military. personnel are?b-losing ground. with. thi?@s.b-sob called. increase,?: b.2 and this. at `b-a. time. when we are asking aso b&b-much of. them-at a time. when we?; arev: at.

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?x wara troops" have. had?hz:b i multiple. and bpb 2b.ab`?-lengthy.")" deploymentsb -haven't we heard?@ the stories of-18-year-b.olds drib.vib.ng in iraq 7> b-plbraying -- prayingb they'llb.b

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. avoidb.ba?@ missiles some gun@ned. the military after`?-9/11 seekingbi retributionb.b`?@ others? jb.oined. with in?@tent?a to-find a?@ by to?r college b-b.all. of. them. are patriots. whob-should we bs honored?`b&?--- should. be. honoredb&b-i'm e concerned that we'v?re i~?n a a

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?b -fight right now?a between?&b-forestru?>cture and.a weaponsb`?: b-systems, and our troops. are ?-caught in. the c?@rossfire z-if?> they @ lose,?i we. lose. ait. a time when we q desperately need. boots b-on thez ground.be particularly. here`?-at? home`?&b

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-we're. well. aware that our?-national guard hasb risen to the `?&b-challenges?a of the. war on.~~? terror b-in an unprecedented way?`?&?-our national securit however ?ev3 ?-is comprb.omised on. the home ?-front.b`?`?2 b-our. states. do. not have. the?@?-ability. to. respondr in. sufficient 6?`?-combat

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structure to. domestic-security missions, natur?aalb.b-emergencies. and disasters~-forker secretary of defense noted last week, a- quote -- &?-"when you. call @ out guard andb-reserve units ?@ you call. out?@b.brb.b&b -america." qi?

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`?-our active. duty. forces 7 have` ?-fougb.ht bravely at. our behalf.v and the. guard has fought. with. them rr&?-montana is just. one of states.b-with an infanb.try atb.talion tha?@t-isb bi facing major~ changes due to-the.

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army's. proposal to. reduce 34-b-combat bridge. gaids to. eight we have. based? much of. strategy&?-on the capability. and equipment ?s ? -they?b provide the bridgebrb gaidsb.vr"? provide ab

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&?-balance ba ? of. service support? units?&bi already. in. the states`b&b-this intns essential to. ensure -we hb.ave.". the full spectrum. of -capabilities within. montana? for ?`?-b2homeland defense for national security b`?-i'm. introducing a?e bill.

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~? today ?-that w@ill a enjure r that zb[ each.b`b-general will have. the?c resources ?`b&b-of?z 5?0% of. the national guard b`?&b&b-troops available to. them i at @ alls?-times in the state?&b-deployments. overseas. will not."@ be `?&?-allowed. to. e?~xceed. that nb.umber -this bill

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. recog nizes. theb ?@ national security contribution a of the air national guard. andb&b-the. army natir?onal guard?s and in-particb.ular the bridge. gaid ?-combat teams and their?-subordinate units?2b.b-this wil?il. help. the country

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to -achieve. a standard level? of b-emergency preparedness.b``?&?-when?a thoseb troops. come @b.@ home,?-active reserve?@ they. m^7ust come?i ?-home to. jobs. andb benefb.its `-it's the only a rightv? thing to do.b&b-in theudget. the b -administration however

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calls ?-for. ab 6 increas?e in. t".otal?-veterans? spending. to s7 $36b.b-billion 7 one of? this.bab increerks? however ?-depends on the adoptb.ion. of. new?-health care 7 fees. new. fees, for e

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xample, the budget proposes. ab $250 -enrollmentb; fee andb raising~~b b-prescription prices`b-if these fees. a.7re adopted?> they.b

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-dissuadeb ~ 200,000 veterans from &b-even enrolling in the. system&?-the. vets. themselves are. paying-for the?3 increase in the vet's^> b-^> budget -that's in. effect what. is a b-happening&b-i frequ?ently. hear that `?r questioning. issues of. national `?{ securityb.

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undermines the. missions `b`?&?-b-of our troops. and that. some b-memaers. of. c?ongress 27 just.b-criticize. and do. not have. ab.v:?&b-plr?an here is. t heb plan:". ib.s > it 2 b-imperative that @ we. provide?b-everything possible. for our b.troops to. keep

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. the united. stateb.s >:b`b-sab.feb&?2 we have. a responsibility to ? -speak. up. on 2 their ?ehalf.^ because q i bel?ieveb that. when @ we. negleb.ct -our. troops2 including?2 our -nationb.alb @ guardsmen and women?-we're gambling with the national&?-security of. our nb.ation-we have. the best soldiers,?-airmen marines? and sailors in.

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b.b-the. world ?2 b -i. have b.bz tremendous. respect forv-th?aem, alb.l. of. them and?a i'm ^-commit?ated to helping?ab them b-succeed`b-we're. engaged in. a warv nowbr?-we must give our. troops. theb-tools. to. win overseas whileb-protecting our home

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. front?`b&s mr preside?hnt, i urge my.@b -colleagues? to. pay closeba attention. to. this. bl > i'm now?`?i introducing &-i very much v[ hope atv? tb.heb `b&?a ?-appropriate. time we can get it x?&b 2?-enacted. and get more. balance to-the. forestructure and make. sure.

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our na tionala guard our army-guard and. our air guard have. the ? 2support. that they. need. not only`?-for. themselves. but to. keep our? country. safe. and? secure ,b @ ?th?e presidi

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ng officer: the basenator. from. illinoismrb durbin: mr. pr?esident,?2 let ?-me commend my. colleague?v? from &? -montana. for raising this important.@b issue that. affects?-every state b.in> t?4he unionb-b-our national guard in. illinois v-80 of. them ha?ve been. deployed &? -overseas and more. thibqs. year-at this. point they've come to

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empty.v p arking lots where. they `?-used to. have vehicles. and equipment that they. trained on`b-and would. use? in times of &?[ national emergency b-we can't allow this > guard to &?&?-become a hollow. army.b`&b-it must continue to. be. a viable.b-force and i. look forward. to `b-b# reviewing the. bill ?:that the senator from. montana is. about?

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. to ?-introduce to seer if i. can join.7 ?-him in tb.his. effort. to @-strengthen our guardb ?-b-nationwide i would like to address the bill. ?&?-pending @b before. the ub.nited states "-senate and that's. sb i 2271`b&?-i. want. to @ comb.mend sen

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ator johban.v`?-sununu ob.f new. hampshire who i s @rb.b&~-here on the. floorb:b-wherb;e it notb2 fb.or his hard wb.ork,?&?-we wouldn't. be. h~ere.bib todayb -for. weeks wb.hile man?y of. us. were.b`b-doing other r things @ back. h ome,?2 b - ?`?`b-senator sununu wasb v3 working?

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-aaciddously with the white house ?-to f.ind a way tbhocompromise. som?ae b-very, veryv?b vexing. andb -challenging. issues. when it came -to?[ modifying the patriot actb.b-he hasv? done. an a eb.xcellent:? job ?-b: i want to commend. him?b2 and tell&b-b-him. t?hat. i've 2 ev2njoyed working

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with toget?@her. with. him over. theb-last two?@ years? where we'veb -crossed party lines and tried to.b-find ways. to. keep. the patriot b-act as a?2 tool : to.; make. america?-safeb ?v2 but also b.at the same. time to protect our ?asic liberties?&b-now every. step of the way as b.b

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-we've. considered. changes to. the b.patriot. act we've been.v2?ab`? -supp orb.ted. y. our?rba nation's 22b-librarians ?`b-these. are wonderful men andb.b`b -women, professionals who are b-dedicated. to@ the? libraries?`b&?-across america which are such% a?`?`b-rich resource.b.

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for so. many-people ?&b-i. want to. thank theh librarians.b-of america espec?ially. for theirv-heroic efforts to ;b2 amend the patriot. act in a. good. way and?b`b-equally. impb.ortant to defend. ourb-cons?titution b&b-b.i. understand. tha?2t section 5

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of.:b`? -senator.~? sununu's bill. will. help b-b-to pro?@tect the privacy ofamerica's librarb records b-i. ask the indul?gence of the?{ b&b-b-chair that i mb.ight enter into a?>?`b-b-colloquy at this point with.b-b.senator sununu from new--hampshire. rel ative. to. sectionb

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5?the presiding offib.cer: without b`b-objection`b&?-so?2 ordered mr. durbin: b.thank you. very. much, ?a mr presidentb`?&?-b.through the. chair, i.v would like b-to ask senatb.orb sununu. if he.b`?-could explain. to. me. what. section b-fivev2 in. his~? legislation wil?@l 2b &?@ accomplish b&?-b.mr?v; preside?2nt?&?the presiding officer: theb`?-sen

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ator from. newb hamb.pshire b @.mr. sununu: mr. president, i'mb`?-pleased to be. on the. floor today?&?-and b.to be. able. to see the? light b-b-at the end of. theb i tun?nel. thanks&?@ to tb.he work o f senat?or?@b 2 durbin -and. othersi?r| ib `b-we have. legislation before us&

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that will. make. the adjustments?2 ?-to the?i patriot act mentioned ?y.b`b-the senator. from. illinb.ois`?&?-he mentioned specifically-section. 5 of.v: ourb legislation?-and. as. he q?; began to r d?2escribe-b-sehction @ 5 is intended. to

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. clarifyb&b-the. curreb.nt law regarding the?-b-applic?;ability. of. national-security > letters~?b`b-a. national. security. letter is ab-type of. administrative s?ubpoena.b`b&b-power of law. enforcement officials. to. get access. to `b-documents6 b-it's a document. signed by. an.

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.e f i. agent that.bh requires.v ab i ?-business to. provide certain2?-kinds. of. personal "? records on ibib&b-their. customers to.za theb--government b-what we. didb7b in this. legislation is to.@ add~ clari?fying language

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.b-that stateb.s that librariesb.b- ~{operating in their?b 7 traditionb.alv? ?;?`>-functions -- lendib.ng boo?@ks ?`b-providing. access to. digital?@bt ?-books,? books or v2 periodicalsb.7b in.

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?-digital.v2 format, and providing~-access to the. internet. would ?&-not be su?ject to a national&~~ ?-b.security letter&v-there's @ no? national security &?-letter statute that.v{~7 permits the f i 7 explicitly. to obtain-library. recb.ords but. as. was indicated bb.y b

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. the b-senab.tor. from. illinois `b-librarians have been concerned about the. reach of. this provision that would allow tb`b-government to.i obtain. the recordsb -of communib.ca?tion service provid?xers. such % as. a telephone?`?-comp?any or a traditionalb.b`~&b-inte rnet s

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ervi?ce provider from -wh?2omb v? consumers would go. out and b.get. their access to tb.heb b-internet -section. 5 clarifies as. i?b2b&b-b-indicated, that. a library-providing bb.asic internet. access`?&b-would. not be a subject to. a n

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ational security. letter. simply q by virtue. of making t?hat. access.b-available to the public -mr?@ d"urbin: i thank tb.he b&-senator from new hampsb.hire?-b-itb.'s my understanding that. most.b`b`b- pu~blic libraries only. offer?`b-b.internet access to the pb.ublib.c-because of this, they wereab-concerned that thei government-might. conside

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r. them tob be -communication service. providezrs,-li?@ke the traditionalb providersb-at&t verizonb and a.o.l so if. i understand. it.bq correctly b-your bill. clarifies that-libraries, simplbqy. because they -provide. basice internet. access,?ab

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-are.by not?@ communication? serviceb e providers ?under. the law and are not. subject?i to. national. security-b-letters as av7?i? result?b`i i as k the senator from new ?-hampsh?~ire. through t"he chab.ir, is thatb a?~; correct conclusion&?-b-b.mrb sununu: mr president ?@v{ ihb.

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absolutely believe that -conclusion of the senator. from &?-b.illinois is. correct that b. a library. providing?@ basic internet-acb.cess would not?@ be subject. to ab-national security. letter as a result of. that% particub.lar ; service`?-and. other services th?at are very. .

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-much in. the keeping with. theb b` b ;traditional. role. of librariesb-some have. suggested or b.z mb.ightb.bc?`?-suggest. that. basic internet&?-access gives?2 the l?ibrary patron.b&?> the. ability to. sen~?d @ and receive?-e-mail y, for example, accessing az.n.

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b internet-bab.sed.b`?-e-mail serviceb-but ?in that. case, it's.z6 the~ web `&?-site operator who are.v providingb.>-the. communication~? service the. interne?t. service provider 7 itself and not the?h? library?2 -that's simply. making z> availale

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a computer that is given this.v-access tb.o the. internet.b-so i certainly share the?-concerns of the senator. fro?xm &~-illiznois and oth~7ers that have `-worked very. long. and hard. on.b-these." provisions`?-i think. it. does. add the clarity b-to? the law that. he.b/ described in.b`?

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b-addib.tion to providing ob.ther?@3b-b.benefits and i?mprovements in the?&?-patriot.ct all. along? this has. been. about b-providing lab.w. enforcement with &?~ tools. they. need. to onductb-terrorism z: investigations, but at-the. same. time providib.ng ^.b

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.b`b&?-balancing protections for civilzs?-libertb.ies &?&b -i think. in. this. particub.lar. area.b-we've added. clarity to. the law ~?b&b-".givib.ng access tob ~ the courts to.b` object to.z6 215 gag?i order and of `?2 ?&?-course striking. the very-punitive provisionb.

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dealingz.7?i with-counsel v? and not forcing the7?`?&-recipient. of @ a national. security-letter to. disclose. the name. of &b-their. ab.ttorney to the f i ?> all of these are?@~. improvements tob.b-the @b q underlying. legislation, and`b-i. recogniz

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e that we had a greatb`?i ? > bipartisan vote. today to. move.b-forward. on. t"his.6 package?`?`b-i. ab.nticipate that we'llb @b have-b-similar. bipartisan votes in. the?`?&?-daysbq aheadb to. conclude. work on `b -this legislation and get? a much.b&bi

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@improved patriot act signed. into.b-law-i ?thank. you, mrz president b-mr. durbin: i. want. to. thank the senator from new hampshire as well. because that-clarification is important so fly pwraeurb offers.z7z basic ---b-fly. p?wraeur~. offerb.s basicz--internet acces s. and within. that-internet access. a propb.

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. can send -an receive e-mail by accessing ab asic e-mail. service7 like. hot?&?i b mail that. does 7 not mean. that-library. is. ab.n internet &?-communication prb.ovider and does b-b-not. mean that. library can be`?&b-subject. to. national. security`?`

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letters ofba investigation vthe. analogy which i would draw.b-isb it's. like, by.z way of`b-comparison a gas station that-has. a?a pay phone isn't ab-telephone. companyb -and i so a library that.[ hasb &b&? -internet access where. a person can find. an. internet. e-mail serv?ice is not.

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. a communication ?-servic?e. provider `?-therefore, would not fall. under the purview. of. this act?-it's ab critically. important b-distinction, and i thank the senator from new hampshire for making it. clear and for all his?-hard work. on. this. bill.a libraries. are fundamental to.b-america`?-they symbolize our a

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ccesb.s. to.b-educatb.ion. and educationr>b&bi resources.b&?&b-they're. available to. everyonhe,?@ -regardless of. social. or. economic -status -when?@ we. fb.irb.st introduced. the?-"safe" act i went to the chicago ?6pub.blic library to. make theb-announcemeb.nt the. library was established in b`-1873 and for~? over @.

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.^ 170 pardon.z-me - 130 years it. has given theb-people of the. city. of. chicago -the. ability?r to. read. and learnb&?-and. communicate?`?-here's what. the mission statemenb.t. ~ says at that b.h?6 public.~-library -- quo?te - "we welcomeb`?`^7 b-and. support all people a in their?&