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Dick Durbin: “There was a time when we were losing Capitol Police officers to the Transportation Security Administration.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2003
There was a time when we were losing Capitol Police officers to the Transportation Security Administration.
Said by
Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Mar 27, 2003

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Senator Durbin discusses past issues with Capitol Police officer retention.

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