I happen to believe that the most valuable resource that we have isn't the incredible wealth of natural resources of this country. As amazing as it is The most important natural resource that we have is that we have hundreds of thousands of young people every single month who sign up to put on the uniform and risk their lives for their fellow citizens. That is a resource we cannot squander. That is a resource we must protect. And so to every elected official who is here today, our obligation, our sacred responsibility to our veterans is to make sure that the American military is. (18:40–18:54)
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