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On the recordOctober 20, 2015
Since September 11, more people in the United States have died in attacks by domestic extremists than in attacks by international terrorist groups.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson emphasizes the greater threat from domestic extremists compared to international terrorism.

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