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Ted Poe: I mean, have you got that message yet, or do you think that occurred? I will tell you it occurred in my district. It…

On the recordMarch 18, 2013
I mean, have you got that message yet, or do you think that occurred? I will tell you it occurred in my district. It could not have been handled worse by allowing, all of a sudden, the press to know 2,000 people that are being detained are being released by your Agency, and you did not know about it.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe criticizes the handling of detainee releases, claiming it scared the public.

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