On the recordDecember 4, 2017
Declaring a PHE alone without a Stafford Act declaration amounts to nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
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Patrick J. Kennedy
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congress.govPatrick J. Kennedy: “Declaring a PHE alone without a Stafford Act declaration amounts to nothing more than rearranging the deck chairs on the…”
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Critiques the limited impact of the Public Health Emergency declaration without additional funding.
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