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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
I just wonder, gentlemen, whether or not in your assessment and in your report we're trying to get at something through procedures that is almost impossible to prevent.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Burris questions the feasibility of preventing violent acts through procedures.

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