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On the recordDecember 7, 2004
I can confirm the chairman's understanding. Neither the responsibilities of NCTC for comprehensive counterterrorism analysis, nor its responsibility for dissemination of information within the Federal Government, will in any way diminish the responsibilities of DHS under the Homeland Security Act, or any other legal mandate.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing the responsibilities of the NCTC and DHS in relation to counterterrorism.

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