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Summer Lee: That burden, I think, makes everyone--well, makes your job more difficult, not that you are opposed to difficulty, but…

On the recordFebruary 6, 2012
That burden, I think, makes everyone--well, makes your job more difficult, not that you are opposed to difficulty, but more difficult in securing this country.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Jackson Lee discusses the challenges posed by new legislative burdens on security.

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