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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
I am just not completely convinced if we have a big section of the country without electricity that people are not going to look to the Department of Defense and say, 'Why aren't you protecting us,' or some other sort of scenario.
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Mac Thornberry
Republican · Texas

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Thornberry expresses concern about public expectations of DOD during national crises.

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