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On the recordFebruary 14, 2003
I worked closely last year with the Governmental Affairs Committee to help draft the provisions of the Homeland Security Act crating an intelligence fusion center within the Department of Homeland Security.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Shelby discusses his involvement in drafting the Homeland Security Act.

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