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Chris Coons: 9/11 taught us that the old way of doing business, when each police department, law enforcement, or intelligence agency…

On the recordJune 19, 2011
9/11 taught us that the old way of doing business, when each police department, law enforcement, or intelligence agency acted as an island unto itself was counterproductive and, indeed, in the context of 9/11, even dangerous.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons reflects on the lessons learned from 9/11 regarding police collaboration.

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