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On the recordMarch 5, 2012
I laud the heroic efforts of Mexican security service personnel and public officials, who--make no mistake--are risking their lives and the lives of their families in a war against these brutal criminal enterprises.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Smith praises Mexican officials fighting drug-related violence.

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