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Eric Holder: “People who put their life on the line in order to protect the rest of us are owed a special obligation.”

On the recordMay 5, 2010
People who put their life on the line in order to protect the rest of us are owed a special obligation.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Holder emphasizes the obligation to support those who risk their lives for public safety.

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