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Hillary Clinton: What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2013
What difference, at this point, does it make? It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, Senator.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton responds to questions about the Benghazi attack, emphasizing the need to understand the events and prevent future incidents.

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