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On the recordOctober 30, 2012
Part of the reason we are going to be able to respond quickly to all this is because they helped to make sure that FEMA financing was in place.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama explains the importance of FEMA funding in responding to the disaster.

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