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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
an appalling gap in our Nation's ability to respond to the use of a weapon of mass destruction on our soil.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins highlights a serious deficiency in national emergency response capabilities.

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