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Trent Franks: “We were able to pass that [Critical Infrastructure…”

Featuring: Trent Franks, Conservative | Former U.S. House, Arizona's 8th District

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Protecting the Energy Future with Former Congressman Trent Franks

Published | Video Starts at 18:12

Yes, I was, you know, Senator Ron Johnson in the Senate and Trent in the House and so I was kind of the EMP expert in the Congress. And Ron has done a great job. You know, somehow he survived without me. But We were able to pass that [Critical Infrastructure Protection Act] bill which I sponsored, authored and sponsored and it was a very, very significant piece of legislation. We had to attach it to the, the National Defense Authorization Bill because the Democrats were filibustering in the Senate. Of course, anything that will protect America it seems like they're consistently against. (18:12–18:21)

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