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Bennie Thompson: “This year, we will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. That event changed our…”

On the recordJune 13, 2011
This year, we will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. That event changed our Nation, and in the process changed the shape of the Federal Government.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Reflecting on the impact of 9/11 on national security and government structure.

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