On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
You know your community better than the DHS Secretary or the President or anybody else.
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congress.govYou know your community better than the DHS Secretary or the President or anybody else.
Hamilton stresses the importance of local knowledge in assessing community vulnerabilities to terrorism.
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