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On the recordAugust 1, 2012
So the fact that a private is being investigated should not get him off the hook. I would---- Mr. McCAIN. I do not think it gets him off the hook. I think it has some significance as compared to this kind of egregious breach of security that has taken place at the highest level. We know that.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Aug 1, 2012

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