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On the recordDecember 1, 2009
I'm proud to say that the Commerce Committee and its members were deeply instrumental in developing all or part of every major piece of legislation that the Department Homeland Security is responsible for implementing.
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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Rockefeller emphasizes the Commerce Committee's role in Homeland Security legislation.

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