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Steve Cohen: “I don't think we are ignoring it completely, but, you know, I think the history at the Department of Justice is pretty…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I don't think we are ignoring it completely, but, you know, I think the history at the Department of Justice is pretty clear.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen discusses the government's focus on domestic terrorism post-9/11.

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