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Liz Cheney: “The question that you should be asking is, when a terrorist has information about an attack on the United States, is it…”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
The question that you should be asking is, when a terrorist has information about an attack on the United States, is it the obligation of the president to, within the law, be able to get that information and save American lives?
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Liz Cheney emphasizes the president's duty to act decisively to protect American lives in the face of terrorist threats.

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