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On the recordMarch 1, 2004
Do you feel that domestic operational use of National Guardsmen in a title 32 status would aid in providing the necessary flexibility for our states to respond to domestic emergencies such as unprovoked terrorist attacks?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the effectiveness of National Guardsmen in domestic emergencies.

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