"I appreciate what you guys do, " Rivera said.

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"I appreciate more what you do as a mom, " he told me one day (just after it sank in that however many loads one washes, laundry is literally endless).

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And I want all of you to know right off the bat how much I appreciate what each and every one of you has done -- not just for me but for the country.

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And today is the day the entire community of police officers should understand that America appreciates what you're doing, and this President and I and the Secretary, we appreciate what you're doing.

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And I appreciate all of you being such great models for what America is all about.

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Mitt, I appreciate that it's tough in the time of super PACs to say what you really think when there is so much hard-right money for the taking.

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