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John Boozman: “It seems a bit backward to me as we mainly end-up funding mitigation projects only after a disaster occurs.”

On the recordApril 3, 2017
It seems a bit backward to me as we mainly end-up funding mitigation projects only after a disaster occurs.
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John Boozman
Republican · Arkansas

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Boozman critiques the timing of funding for disaster mitigation projects.

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