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John Bel Edwards: “As I understand the article from the Fort Worth Star- Telegram, the homeland security agency, the responsibility of…”

On the recordMay 14, 2003
As I understand the article from the Fort Worth Star- Telegram, the homeland security agency, the responsibility of defending American citizens from terrorists here and abroad, they actually took taxpayer resources to follow a twin-engine plane from Hale Center, Texas, to Ardmore, Oklahoma; is that correct?
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Questioning the use of taxpayer resources by the homeland security agency.

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