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Chris Murphy: I wanted to briefly rise for a few minutes... we have been leaving our own borders, leaving our own homeland unsecured.

On the recordMay 15, 2007
I wanted to briefly rise for a few minutes... we have been leaving our own borders, leaving our own homeland unsecured.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Discussing the implications of the Iraq war on national security.

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