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Yvette Clarke: “I am really concerned that Chairman King has decided to look at the issue of home-grown terrorism through a myopic lens…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
I am really concerned that Chairman King has decided to look at the issue of home-grown terrorism through a myopic lens that has directed its focus on one religious community, Muslim-Americans.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clarke expresses concern over the hearing's focus on Muslim-Americans regarding terrorism.

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