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On the recordMay 11, 2016
it should come as no surprise that their affiliates may turn to traditional criminal activities to fund ideologically-based violence.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson discusses the funding challenges faced by terrorist groups.

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