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Discussing The NSA, Cuba With Senator Patrick Leahy

Vermont Public | By Ric Cengeri,

Bob Kinzel

Published February 14, 2014 at 12:00 PM EST

Senator Leahy is working on a plan to curtail NSA monitoring of phone calls and emails.

Senator Patrick Leahy is working with Wisconsin Republican Representative James Sensenbrenner on a plan to make it harder for the government to monitor the phone calls and emails of Americans.

We talk with Senator Leahy about that as well as normalizing relations with Cuba and the latest revelation that the CIA is using drones.

Broadcast live on Friday, Feb. 14 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Scroll below for Tweets from the discussion.

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Ric Cengeri

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.

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Bob Kinzel

Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."

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