August 22, 2007
Chicago, IL -- U.S. Senator Barack Obama released the following statement on Hurricane Dean and the support of the American people to help countries affected by the storm.
"My thoughts and prayers are with the residents of Mexico, Jamaica, Belize, and the other nations in the Caribbean that have been affected by Hurricane Dean. The American people stand ready to help these communities rebuild and recover in the days and months ahead."
Barack Obama, Obama Statement on Hurricane Dean Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/291219