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Bruce Westerman: We can't afford another year of flooded homes and washed out farmlands. This is a sight that none of us want to see and…

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
We can't afford another year of flooded homes and washed out farmlands. This is a sight that none of us want to see and the American people deserve better than this.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman emphasizes the need to prevent future flooding disasters.

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