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On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
I just would say, Homeland Security's primary mission--one of their five core missions--the first mission is preventing terrorism and enhancing security, and that all fails if we do not have interior enforcement, and we do not right now.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Stressing the importance of interior enforcement for Homeland Security's mission.

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