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On the recordSeptember 13, 2012
I strongly disagree. The information-sharing challenges that we faced then and continue to face now are more grounded in protecting turf than being timid.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson emphasizes that failures in information sharing are due to bureaucratic issues, not political correctness.

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