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On the recordMay 4, 2009
It strikes me that the gunmen who've taken these ships on aren't exactly rolling in luxury, that there's a financial infrastructure which could be attacked, as well as a physical infrastructure of ships and pirates and self-defense of our ships.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed highlights the financial aspects of piracy and the need for disruption.

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