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On the recordJuly 3, 2025
At a time when DHS is rightly warning about an elevated threat environment from terrorists and cartels, we should be focused on plugging security gaps rather than senselessly creating new ones.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson emphasizes the need to enhance security rather than reduce intelligence capabilities amid rising threats.

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