Barack Obama: “We're going to hold ourselves accountable to do whatever it takes for…”

On the recordMay 27, 2010

We're going to hold ourselves accountable to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this catastrophe.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Briefing on the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and an Exchange With Reporters in Grand Isle

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Barack Obama: “We're going to hold ourselves accountable to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to stop this catastrophe.”