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Rob Andrews: “I thank my friend. It is characteristic of the gentleman from Illinois that he is a creative thinker and someone who…”

On the recordJune 8, 2005
I thank my friend. It is characteristic of the gentleman from Illinois that he is a creative thinker and someone who wants to problem-solve rather than score political points. Working with him has been a terrific experience and one that I look forward to continuing on this and other ventures. I think there is broad consensus in this House and in this country between the two parties on two points. The first is that there is a real and present threat to our survival in the form of Islamic jihadist terror. September 11 is the most dramatic example, but there are others. I think there are scarcely any people who believe that is not a very serious threat.
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Rob Andrews
Democratic · New Jersey
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