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Ted Poe: I think, as governments, we need to be a little bit smarter about how to respond to this threat.

On the recordOctober 2, 2013
I think, as governments, we need to be a little bit smarter about how to respond to this threat.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe emphasizes the need for smarter government responses to threats like al-Shabaab.

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