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Maxine Waters: “Well, I certainly hope so. And I'm so pleased that Hillary Clinton quickly announced our support and President Obama…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2010
Well, I certainly hope so. And I'm so pleased that Hillary Clinton quickly announced our support and President Obama, not only his prayers, but his support. I expect the same thing from France and from Canada and from other countries, because they're going to need all of the help that they can get.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters expresses hope for international support for Haiti following a disaster.

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