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Tom Harkin: “We have to sort of think about what are the priority areas, knowing full well that we can't guarantee absolute…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
We have to sort of think about what are the priority areas, knowing full well that we can't guarantee absolute, 100-percent protection against anything.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the impossibility of complete protection against bioterrorism threats.

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