Barack Obama: “And Jeh understands that this country is worth protecting, not because…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2013

And Jeh understands that this country is worth protecting, not because of what we build or what we own, but because of who we are.

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Remarks on the Nomination of Jeh C. Johnson To Be Secretary of Homeland Security

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