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On the recordJuly 30, 2013
With our tight budgets--everyone has them--but it seems like the limited amount of money that goes through that program augments what you are doing locally, the private sector as well as State.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Senator Begich emphasizes the importance of FEMA funding for local emergency response.

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