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Susan Collins: “They're very discouraging, they're very pessimistic about what the new National Intelligence Estimate says.”

On the recordMarch 21, 2012
They're very discouraging, they're very pessimistic about what the new National Intelligence Estimate says.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins shares concerns about a pessimistic intelligence assessment.

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