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On the recordJanuary 26, 2012
Is it fear-mongering to be mindful of that and to suggest that any new law should be viewed in that same context?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions if caution regarding new laws is considered fear-mongering.

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