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"The United States did not pay ransom to secure the return of our Americans from Iran," the White House said of its $400 million cash payment in January. "This bill would benefit Iran, not the United States."
Obama pledges to veto bill forbidding ransom payments to Iran →
But the White House said Mr. Obama is "proud" of his administrations role in keeping crime rates lower compared with previous decades.
White House says U.S. safer under Obama, despite crime surge →
