So long as Barb Mikulski was in charge of appropriations you would NEVER get limits on her primary constituent, the NSA, through approps.
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel that is interesting, could you say more on the subject?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @dorjepadma
@dorjepadma Mikulski does what NSA wants. NSA wants no limits. Ergo nothing--such as defunding back door searches--would get thru Approps.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel appreciate your pointing to silver linings in what appears to be a Koch Brother run of the table!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @dorjepadma
@dorjepadma Not clear Cochran will be friendly to civ lib issues. But Mikulski is aggressively unfriendly to them.
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