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Christopher Shays: “But the bottom line, if the gentleman will further yield, is that we literally have more protections to the potential…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2007
But the bottom line, if the gentleman will further yield, is that we literally have more protections to the potential terrorists than we do for someone involved in organized crime. We make it more difficult, not easier, to get that information. And yet the stakes are so high. I was in your State at Los Alamos. Is that actually in your district or your neighbor's?
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Christopher Shays
Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the balance of protections for potential terrorists versus organized crime during a debate.

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