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Steve Cohen: “If we can do that successfully without violating people's civil rights and have a program that is effective, of course.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
If we can do that successfully without violating people's civil rights and have a program that is effective, of course.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen emphasizes the importance of civil rights in countering violent extremism.

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