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Alex Padilla: “Being smart and strategic with those funds and investments do pay a huge dividend, not if, but when if major disasters…”

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
Being smart and strategic with those funds and investments do pay a huge dividend, not if, but when if major disasters happen
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla emphasizes the importance of strategic funding for disaster preparedness.

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