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Mike Simpson: “The first purpose of any government or its leaders is to protect the lives and security of its people, and the failure…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2017
The first purpose of any government or its leaders is to protect the lives and security of its people, and the failure of this responsibility renders all others meaningless.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Emphasizing the government's primary duty to ensure national security.

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