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Johnny Isakson: “I think the State Department should be forthright. We should know what communications they had leading up to September…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2012
I think the State Department should be forthright. We should know what communications they had leading up to September 11th.
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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Isakson emphasizes the need for transparency from the State Department regarding communications about the safety of U.S. ambassadors.

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