On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
I thank you for holding these hearings on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations for intelligence reform.
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Robert C. Byrd
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congress.govI thank you for holding these hearings on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations for intelligence reform.
Senator Byrd expresses gratitude for the hearings on intelligence reform.
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