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John Sarbanes: “Based on the experience with what happened with some of the 21 States last time and the way the alert was given but then…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2018
Based on the experience with what happened with some of the 21 States last time and the way the alert was given but then it seemed like the Federal folks, in a sense, kind of walked away from the enterprise, I didn't have as much confidence about this.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes expresses concern over federal response to election threats based on past experiences.

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