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Richard Shelby: With the shift of thousands of agents from the FBI's criminal mission to counterterrorism, a significant burden has been…

On the recordApril 22, 2009
With the shift of thousands of agents from the FBI's criminal mission to counterterrorism, a significant burden has been placed on our State and our local law enforcement agencies.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby highlights the impact of FBI resource shifts on local law enforcement.

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