STATEMENT FROM REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP ON INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

SALEM—Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day) and House Republican Leader Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg) had the following to say regarding the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44^th President of the United States:

“We congratulate Barack Obama and wish him good luck as he begins his historic presidency. As many people in the world suffer under tyranny, Americans are fortunate to live in a nation that assures a peaceful transfer of power. Let us move forward in this spirit of renewal to build a better state and country.”

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