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Yvette Clarke: if you don't use it and maintain it, you lose it, and I think that that is something that we have to be very conscious…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
if you don't use it and maintain it, you lose it, and I think that that is something that we have to be very conscious of as we address these threats that are very present and ever present in our civil society.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Emphasizing the importance of maintaining preparedness against threats.

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