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Joe Lieberman: “Obviously, my point is that if the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is moved from New York City, insofar as our Committee…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
Obviously, my point is that if the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is moved from New York City, insofar as our Committee and the Appropriations Committee are concerned, that hopefully would mean that there would be $200 million that could go back into the Urban Area Security Initiative grant program for a lot of cities and towns across America.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman discusses potential funding benefits from relocating the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

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