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On the recordMarch 20, 2018
State election officials have expressed apprehension about the risk that being too public about the threat that we face might provoke exactly the impression that they're endeavoring to dispel.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses concerns about public communication regarding election security threats.

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