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On the recordSeptember 18, 2013
I believe that it is intellectually dishonest to believe that the Federal Government would not and should not step in following another large-scale terrorist attack.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Foster argues for the necessity of federal involvement in terrorism risk insurance.

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