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Bennie Thompson: “I think Congress was right to mandate the 100 percent.”

On the recordJuly 24, 2017
I think Congress was right to mandate the 100 percent.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson supports the congressional mandate for complete cargo screening.

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