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“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
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On the recordMay 10, 2008
So to the mothers in my life and to the mothers in all our lives, Happy Mother's Day.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Senator Obama's Mother's Day Statement

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