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On the recordApril 20, 2009
But the example that the Subcommittee--in 2004 we had a Subcommittee hearing, and here is a quotation from the testimony: 'Three of the 19 hijackers on September 11th were stopped by State or local law enforcement officials in routine traffic stops in the weeks leading up to the attacks on the Nation.'
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl emphasizes the importance of effective law enforcement in preventing terrorist attacks.

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