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Mike Lee: But we didn't know. We didn't know. What we did know was that a lot of people were still unaccounted for.

On the recordFebruary 6, 2013
But we didn't know. We didn't know. What we did know was that a lot of people were still unaccounted for.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Senator Lee emphasizes uncertainty about the situation during the attack.

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