On the recordMarch 12, 2013
the Government shut-down may seriously damage our ability to protect the safety and security of this Nation and its citizens because 70 percent of the intelligence community staff has been furloughed.
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Thompson warns about the risks to national security due to government shutdown and furloughs.
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