On the recordDecember 30, 2011
Removing that tool from the executive branch does not serve our national security.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“Removing that tool from the executive branch does not serve our national security.”
Statement on Signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
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