{"id":84424,"date":"2013-10-19T00:05:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T23:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/detail\/2013\/10\/18\/330082\/obama-nominates-johnson-to-head-dhs\/"},"modified":"2013-10-19T00:05:30","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T23:05:30","slug":"obama-nominates-johnson-to-head-dhs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/obama-nominates-johnson-to-head-dhs\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama nominates Johnson to head DHS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US President Barack Obama has nominated former Pentagon lawyer and the main advocate of his administration\u2019s drone policy Jeh Johnson to be the next Secretary of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

“Jeh Johnson is the right person to take this on,” Obama said on Friday. “Jeh understands this country is worth protecting … because of who we are.”<\/p>\n

“That’s why as a nation, we have to keep adapting to threats … stay ready when disaster strikes, fix our broken immigration system. I am confident that I could not make a better choice than Jeh, not just for moving the agency forward but for moving the country forward,” he added.<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old Johnson served as general counsel at the Department of Defense during Obama’s first term.<\/p>\n

While at the Pentagon, he was instrumental in shaping the Obama administration\u2019s drone policy, taking part in the review establishing the legality of their use.<\/p>\n

During the 2008 presidential campaign, he was a top fundraiser for Obama. Johnson served as a part of Obama\u2019s transition team in 2008 before being appointed as the top lawyer for the Pentagon.<\/p>\n

If confirmed by the Senate, Johnson will succeed Janet Napolitano, who resigned in July to lead the University of California system.<\/p>\n

The nominee said his nomination is a \u201ctremendous honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not looking for this opportunity,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cBut when I received the call, I could not refuse it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Republicans criticized the nomination, saying President Obama is renewing his push to convince House to approve the Senate version of immigration reform.<\/p>\n

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Johnson was a crony of the president and the Department of Homeland Security needs someone better versed in immigration law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need someone who knows how to secure the border, not dial for dollars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

AGB\/AGB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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US President Barack Obama has nominated former Pentagon lawyer and the main advocate of his administration’s drone policy Jeh Johnson to be the next Secretary of Homeland Security.<\/p>\n

“Jeh Johnson is the right person to take this on,” Obama said on Friday. “Jeh understands this country is worth protecting … because of who we are.”<\/p>\n

“That’s why as a nation, we have to keep adapting to threats … stay ready when disaster strikes, fix our broken immigration system. I am confident that I could not make a better choice than Jeh, not just for moving the agency forward but for moving the country forward,” he added.<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old Johnson served as general counsel at the Department of Defense during Obama’s first term.<\/p>\n

While at the Pentagon, he was instrumental in shaping the Obama administration’s drone policy, taking part in the review establishing the legality of their use.<\/p>\n

During the 2008 presidential campaign, he was a top fundraiser for Obama. Johnson served as a part of Obama’s transition team in 2008 before being appointed as the top lawyer for the Pentagon.<\/p>\n

If confirmed by the Senate, Johnson will succeed Janet Napolitano, who resigned in July to lead the University of California system.<\/p>\n

The nominee said his nomination is a “tremendous honor.”<\/p>\n

“I was not looking for this opportunity,” Johnson said. “But when I received the call, I could not refuse it.”<\/p>\n

Republicans criticized the nomination, saying President Obama is renewing his push to convince House to approve the Senate version of immigration reform.<\/p>\n

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Johnson was a crony of the president and the Department of Homeland Security needs someone better versed in immigration law enforcement.<\/p>\n

“We need someone who knows how to secure the border, not dial for dollars,” he said.<\/p>\n

AGB\/AGB<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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