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Bennie Thompson: “It is unacceptable that the Secretary of Homeland Security, FBI director, and acting director of National…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
It is unacceptable that the Secretary of Homeland Security, FBI director, and acting director of National Counterterrorism Center refused a bipartisan invitation to testify at this hearing.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson criticizes officials for not attending a crucial hearing on homeland security.

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