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Barack Obama: “Get your child checked, but be confident that your child can thrive and will be fine as long as you know what they need…”

On the recordMay 3, 2016
Get your child checked, but be confident that your child can thrive and will be fine as long as you know what they need and know how to access the resources that they need.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting on the Federal Government's Water Crisis Response Efforts in Flint

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