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Anthony Weiner: “I thank the gentlewoman. And as someone who represents south Florida, you know that if a boat came churning towards the…”

On the recordJune 9, 2010
I thank the gentlewoman. And as someone who represents south Florida, you know that if a boat came churning towards the coast, and let's say it came from Yemen, and it had people on it who were chanting ``Death to Floridians,'' and it wouldn't stop when the military offered it an opportunity to, we would certainly not, as Americans, expect to say, ``Okay, we will just see what happens when it reaches shore.'' You are exactly right to point out the necessity of stopping it in international waters. That's where blockades happen.
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Anthony Weiner
New York
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Jun 9, 2010

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The speaker discusses the importance of stopping threats in international waters.

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