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Mike Lee: “The Department of Homeland Security was created in the…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

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Sen. Lee Stands for SAVE America Act: March 22nd

Published | Video Starts at 00:35

It's important to reflect on the importance of this position and on the importance of the department that he has been asked by the President of the United States to lead. This is a The Department of Homeland Security was created in the aftermath of the horrific attacks on the United States homeland on September 11, 2001. It includes within it, among many other pieces, the apparatus that is used to control, as the name of the department implies, the homeland of the United States, our ability … (00:35–00:44)

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