Political Quotes

On the recordMay 11, 2010
I will not rest--or be satisfied--until the leak is stopped at the source, the oil on the Gulf is contained and cleaned up.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting Budget Amendments to Respond to the Oil Spill in the Gulf...

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