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On the recordJune 11, 2014
I hope and pray that the subject of today's hearing is something that will just always be the subject for a hearing or for speculation.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper expresses hope that security threats will remain hypothetical and not lead to real harm.

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