REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATION ON THE BP OIL SPILL

Here is a transcript of tonight’s speech. 

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATION ON THE BP OIL SPILL

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release                                                     June 15, 2010

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

TO THE NATION

ON THE BP OIL SPILL

Oval Office

8:01 P.M. EDT

     THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening.  As we speak, our nation faces a multitude of challenges.  At home, our top priority is to recover and rebuild from a recession that has touched the lives of nearly every American.  Abroad, our brave men and women in uniform are taking the fight to al Qaeda wherever it exists.  And tonight, I’ve returned from a trip to the Gulf Coast to speak with you about the battle we’re waging against an oil spill that is assaulting our shores and our citizens

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