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Janice Hahn: “If there was ever something to happen at our port, it would not only cripple the regional economy, the national economy…”

On the recordJune 13, 2016
If there was ever something to happen at our port, it would not only cripple the regional economy, the national economy, it would cripple the global economy.
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Janice Hahn
California

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Hahn warns about the potential economic impact of threats to port security.

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