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Steve Cohen: “I think that was a mistake. I think they--again, I don't want to tell them how they ought to organize themselves, but I…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
I think that was a mistake. I think they--again, I don't want to tell them how they ought to organize themselves, but I think you and I both agree that they ought to devote sufficient resources in light of the reality of the threat.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen argues for more resources to address non-Islamic extremism.

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