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Mac Thornberry: None of us can afford to rest on our past accomplishments.

On the recordJuly 10, 2012
None of us can afford to rest on our past accomplishments.
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Mac Thornberry
Texas

Editor's note · Context

Thornberry emphasizes the need for ongoing adaptation to new threats.

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