Barack Obama actually said...

I hope that Congress chooses to keep our Government open and operating so that heroes like this can keep working to extinguish disease and ignite hope wherever it is needed most.

Context

Remarks on Presenting the Presidential Unit Citation to Members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps

09/23/2015

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