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Susan Collins: “We cannot become complacent or let our guard down when every single intelligence briefing that I have ever attended…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
We cannot become complacent or let our guard down when every single intelligence briefing that I have ever attended always warns that the enemy remains determined to attack our country.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins warns against complacency regarding national security threats.

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