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Summer Lee: “I must say I believe that Houston is more vulnerable than the Nation's capitol.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2009
I must say I believe that Houston is more vulnerable than the Nation's capitol.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee argues that Houston lacks security compared to Washington, D.C.

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