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On the recordMay 19, 2009
Thank God for the FBI. Thank God for the NYPD. And it shows what a real threat we face from homegrown terrorists, and it shows especially those of us living in New York, we live with this every day.
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Carleton King
Republican · New York

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Peter King expresses gratitude for law enforcement's role in preventing a terrorist plot.

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