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Hillary Clinton: And we want to apologize to you. Apologize to you on behalf of a government that left you behind.

On the recordJanuary 16, 2006
And we want to apologize to you. Apologize to you on behalf of a government that left you behind.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton apologizes to Katrina evacuees for the government's failure during the disaster.

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