Barack Obama: “It's not acceptable that anybody doesn't have running water in this…”

On the recordNovember 4, 2015

It's not acceptable that anybody doesn't have running water in this country.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session During a Panel Discussion at the White House Tribal Nations Conference

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Barack Obama: “It's not acceptable that anybody doesn't have running water in this country.”