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Susan Collins: “I think our big threat now is attacks to our homeland, and the piece of this we need to nurture--and, in fact, it is…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
I think our big threat now is attacks to our homeland, and the piece of this we need to nurture--and, in fact, it is doing well--is the NCTC.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes the importance of the National Counterterrorism Center in addressing homeland threats.

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