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Barack Obama: “An emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and federal aid is ordered to supplement commonwealth and local…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 2011
An emergency exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and federal aid is ordered to supplement commonwealth and local response efforts.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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President Obama Signs Pennsylvania Emergency Declaration

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