It would make the country less secure at home, and reduce our ability to protect the Nation’s borders.
Barack Obama: “It would make the country less secure at home, and reduce our ability to protect the Nation’s borders.”
On the recordFebruary 27, 2013
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Statement of Administration Policy: S. 388 - American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013
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