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On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
This threat exists, and we have to confront it, and every time a decision comes up, I really think a lot of the opposition is we just don't want to have to deal with it.
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Rob Wittman
Republican · Virginia

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Wittman emphasizes the need to confront the threat posed by ISIL.

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