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On the recordJuly 14, 2010
If we do not have a timeline, if we do not have a date that we are trying to get something done... then these kinds of things just stretch out forever.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of having a timeline for addressing vulnerabilities.

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