“Joan Sebastian Guerrero should still be alive.”
“This President needs guardrails, not a blank check”
“I cannot vote to fund an illegal war with no justification, no set goal, and no exit strategy.”
“This cannot be acceptable in America.”
“Federal investment like this can transform lives and economies.”
“Anyone responsible for wrongdoing must be held accountable.”

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On the recordSeptember 13, 2005
What we're doing is we're putting a CFO, a comptroller in the White House that is overseeing how this money gets spent.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator Obama explains the establishment of a CFO to ensure proper spending of reconstruction funds.

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