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John Rice Carter: Reclaiming my time, I agree with everything that you say, and I want to say this further: it's the duty of the President…

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
Reclaiming my time, I agree with everything that you say, and I want to say this further: it's the duty of the President of the United States and the executive branch to enforce the laws of the United States, to protect the borders of the United States against intrusion. It's their duty to protect our Nation from those who would wreak havoc and harm upon our Nation wherever they may be located, Iran being the primary example on the face of the earth today as a threat to our country. And, quite honestly, jobs are very important in our country, and once we get the government out of the way we'll get some jobs started, but it's time for this administration to do something on the border of this country to protect the citizens on the border. There's no reason why a landowner who lives on the border has to get assassinated like the landowner in Arizona, or has to get run off his land by armed men, as our landowners in Texas are doing, without the protection of the Federal Government. We are the United States of America, and when they attack one State, they attack all of the States of our Union. {time} 1940 When they attack our border, they attack every State in this Union. By the way, there are many Americans who realize that today.…
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia
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Oct 12, 2011

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