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Yvette Clarke: Those of us who represent high-density populations of the Northeast are acutely aware of our shared vulnerability, how a…

On the recordJune 22, 2011
Those of us who represent high-density populations of the Northeast are acutely aware of our shared vulnerability, how a single weapon of mass destruction can devastate huge populations.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke speaks on the vulnerability of densely populated areas to weapons of mass destruction.

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