Political Quotes

On the recordDecember 6, 2001
We must have highly trained and a sufficient number of employees.
Said by
Susan Collins
Republican · Maine
Source
congress.gov
Dec 6, 2001

Editor's note · Context

Senator Collins stresses the importance of trained personnel for port security.

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