Tom Carper: “When I first heard the words 'St. Elizabeths,' I thought, Why would we…”

On the recordJune 5, 2017

When I first heard the words 'St. Elizabeths,' I thought, Why would we spend that much money on creating a campus, if you will, a home, a consolidated home for the Department of Homeland Security?

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Tom Carper

Democratic · Delaware

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Editor's note · Context

Carper reflects on initial concerns about the St. Elizabeths campus for Homeland Security.

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