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John Thune: “I am going to have to leave. I have to go to a cybersecurity hearing. That is a different kind of threat.”

On the recordOctober 18, 2011
I am going to have to leave. I have to go to a cybersecurity hearing. That is a different kind of threat.
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John Thune
Republican · South Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Senator Thune mentions leaving for a cybersecurity hearing, contrasting it with the current discussion.

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