On the recordJune 3, 2010
I want them to abide by their obligations to their shareholders; I want them to abide by the obligations to the people down here as well.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “I want them to abide by their obligations to their shareholders; I want them to abide by the obligations to the people…”
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Remarks Following a Briefing on the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and an Exchange With Reporters in New Orleans
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