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On the recordOctober 21, 2019
I don't know about my colleague from North Carolina, but I can't understand why 3 years after a disaster we're still sitting on over $200 million when there are people in desperate need for it.
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Palmer expresses frustration over unspent disaster relief funds three years post-disaster.

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