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Barack Obama: We have had to take some extraordinary steps in order to shore up our financial system and to deal with an unprecedented…

On the recordApril 19, 2009
We have had to take some extraordinary steps in order to shore up our financial system and to deal with an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Cabinet Members and an Exchange With Reporters

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