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On the recordOctober 9, 2012
The question really isn't about the patriotism and the heroics of the people that lost their lives that day. It's really, what can we do to prevent that from ever happening again?
Said by
Mark Kelly
Democratic · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Kelly emphasizes the need for prevention of future attacks rather than focusing solely on past heroics.

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