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Tim Kaine: This was not a report about how to secure the democracy. It was just a report about how to secure the building.

On the recordJune 7, 2021
This was not a report about how to secure the democracy. It was just a report about how to secure the building.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Tim Kaine critiques the narrow focus of the Senate report on Capitol security rather than addressing the broader implications for democracy.

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