On the recordJune 6, 2017
We lost lives. It destroyed half the economy of Gatlinburg and we would like your assistance in learning the lessons that we need to learn in order to avoid something like that happening again.
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congress.govLisa Murkowski: “We lost lives. It destroyed half the economy of Gatlinburg and we would like your assistance in learning the lessons…”
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Senator Alexander emphasizes the need for lessons learned from a tragic event in Tennessee.
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