John Thune said "I do have to say that I think the initial reaction to this, that the system worked, could not have been more wrong." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010

I do have to say that I think the initial reaction to this, that the system worked, could not have been more wrong.

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Republican · South Dakota

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Thune criticizes the belief that the security system functioned effectively after a recent incident.

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