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Susan Collins: “I was interested when you described the gains made by the Department as 'fragile,' and I think that is a good cautionary…”

On the recordJuly 10, 2012
I was interested when you described the gains made by the Department as 'fragile,' and I think that is a good cautionary note to us.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins acknowledges the vulnerability of progress made by the Department.

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