Well, this provision didn't go through the ordinary clearance process that the NDAA normally undergoes. Had they sought clearance from the Commerce Committee, both the chairman and ranking member would have objected. Not just objected, but objected emphatically. And I can tell you in the Senate, I have not found a single senator who defends this provision. (00:08–00:15)
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Asserts that the Commerce Committee leaders would have objected to the provision if clearance was sought.
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