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Roland Burris: “Mr. Secretary, the question is, can this and will this happen again? God knows we don't want it to.”

On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
Mr. Secretary, the question is, can this and will this happen again? God knows we don't want it to.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris questions the possibility of future incidents similar to the Fort Hood shooting.

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