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On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
What the American people should have expected in the aftermath of 9/11 is a bureaucratic response that is lean, muscular, transparent, and effective.
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Brian Higgins
Democratic · New York

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Higgins critiques the bureaucratic response post-9/11 as bloated and ineffective.

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