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Mike Lee: What does 'imminence' mean if it does not have to involve something immediate?

On the recordMarch 5, 2013
What does 'imminence' mean if it does not have to involve something immediate?
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Senator Lee questions the definition of 'imminence' in the context of national security.

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