We have an urgent problem. It isn't just the threat from al-Qaeda terrorists, it is the threat from a domestic terrorist.
Susan Collins: “We have an urgent problem. It isn't just the threat from al-Qaeda terrorists, it is the threat from a domestic…”
On the recordJuly 7, 2009
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Collins emphasizes the immediate threat from both international and domestic terrorism.
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