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Barack Obama: My first and most important responsibility is keeping the American people safe.

On the recordOctober 21, 2015
My first and most important responsibility is keeping the American people safe.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Vetoing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

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