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Jim Jordan: “So we have the Overseas Security Policy Board created after Americans were killed in Beirut. That wasn't followed. We…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
So we have the Overseas Security Policy Board created after Americans were killed in Beirut. That wasn't followed. We have a recommendation from Madeleine Albright, the lady you protected, that says we need to create an under secretary after Americans were killed in the East African Embassy bombings.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jordan highlights past failures to implement security recommendations after tragedies.

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