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Andy Harris: “I believe that we should go to a knife fight with a gun and not with a butter knife.”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I believe that we should go to a knife fight with a gun and not with a butter knife.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Admiral Harris emphasizes the need for better resources against threats.

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