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On the recordMarch 7, 2016
in his 50 years of Government service, he has never seen a more complex, dangerous, and growing threat environment than what we are facing today.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the unprecedented threat environment during his tenure in government.

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