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Jay Rockefeller: Can you remember any discussions, finally, in which you felt that the safety and security of the American people was not…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2009
Can you remember any discussions, finally, in which you felt that the safety and security of the American people was not the absolute, number one priority of everyone with whom you worked and have worked?
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller questions Panetta about prioritizing American safety in discussions.

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