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On the recordMay 15, 2013
It's disappointing sometimes that, after 12 years and hundreds of billions of dollars in investments, we're still discussing the Government's inability at times to connect the dots when it's very important.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby expresses frustration over government failures in intelligence despite significant investment.

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