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Rep. Peter Welch On Privacy Vs. Security, The Supreme Court, And More

Lauren Victoria Burke
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AP
We're talking to Congrssman Peter Welch about the prospect of raising the federal gas tax, the controversy over a new Supreme Court vacancy, and more.

The tension between privacy rights and national security flared up this week when a federal judge ordered Apple to unlock the iPhone of one of the two attackers who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California in December.

We're talking to Vermont Representative Peter Welch about this issue, plus the controversy surrounding when to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, and more.

Also on the program, Paul Heintzof Seven Days with  an update on this weekend's Nevada caucuses.

Broadcast live on Fri., Feb. 19, 2016 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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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