Jim Cooper: “I welcome the witnesses. I am sorry we have to be here, because this…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2013

I welcome the witnesses. I am sorry we have to be here, because this incident never should have happened.

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Jim Cooper expresses regret over the necessity of the hearing due to a security incident.

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Jim Cooper: “I welcome the witnesses. I am sorry we have to be here, because this incident never should have happened.”