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Barack Obama: “I know that if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself that my kids' health could be at risk. That's why over…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2016
I know that if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself that my kids' health could be at risk. That's why over the weekend I declared a federal emergency in Flint to send for resources on top of the assistance that we already put on the ground.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the public health crisis in Flint, Michigan, and the federal emergency declaration.

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