Obama: “I am not worried…about the impact on the election…I’m worried about the impact on families …first responders…our economy and on transportation…right now our number 1 priority is that we are saving lives; that our search-and-rescue teams are going to be in place; that people are going to get the food, the water, the shelter that they need in case of emergency; and that we respond as quickly as possible to get the economy back on track.”
Video: President Obama “not worried about the impact on the election” but about “families”
Obama: "I am not worried...about the impact on the election...I'm worried about the impact on families ...first responders...our economy and on transportation...right now our number 1 priority is that we are saving lives; that our search-and-rescue teams are going to be in place; that people are going to get the food, the water, the shelter that they need in case of emergency; and that we respond as quickly as possible to get the economy back on track."
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