By U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Rob Portman (R-Ohio)Â Â
On the verge of the American Revolution, Paul Revere alerted Americans of the British invasion; his legendary feat is now immortalized (with some poetic license) in the words "One if by land, two if by sea."
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