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On the recordJuly 14, 2009
Which is an excellent point, and it is the reason that we have gathered here today, but I do not want to leave the impression that there has been no progress in this area, that States are completely unable to make improvements in their security when virtually every State has taken steps, including my State of Maine, to make sure that we are giving licenses only to people who are lawfully in this country.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins acknowledges progress in state security improvements despite compliance challenges.

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