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Frank Lautenberg: “I was not aware of the specifics. I just know that in the areas already hit very hard--New York, New Jersey--a very…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2003
I was not aware of the specifics. I just know that in the areas already hit very hard--New York, New Jersey--a very serious threat remains. There are port facilities that are not protected at all. There are rail facilities. There are all kinds of things that could be destroyed or disrupted in a flash with the right kind of weapon or terrorist plan. Whoever thought the Trade Center would come down--110 stories, just crash to the ground, melted into nothingness? No.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey
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Addressing security threats in New York and New Jersey post-9/11.

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