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Barbara Boxer: “The President's hands were tied when the Governor of Michigan asked him to declare an emergency.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
The President's hands were tied when the Governor of Michigan asked him to declare an emergency.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting limitations in the Stafford Act regarding emergency declarations.

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