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Yvette Clarke: we are really playing at homeland security, we are not doing homeland security.

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
we are really playing at homeland security, we are not doing homeland security.
Said by
Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clarke criticizes the current state of homeland security efforts.

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