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Tulsi Gabbard: “Woman, countless men and women from my State of Hawaii and all across the country have worn the uniform and put their…”

On the recordJuly 24, 2013
Woman, countless men and women from my State of Hawaii and all across the country have worn the uniform and put their lives on the line to protect our freedoms and our liberties. I cannot in good conscience vote to take a single dollar from the pockets of hardworking taxpayers from across the country to pay for programs which infringe on the very liberties and freedoms our troops have fought and died for. Ben Franklin said: They who give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic · Hawaii
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Jul 24, 2013

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