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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordDecember 4, 2016
Today our prayers go out to the people of Oakland, California, in the aftermath of this weekend's deadly warehouse fire.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Statement on the Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire in Oakland

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