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Brad Sherman: The idea that mapping is not an appropriate Federal Government expenditure would come as news to Thomas Jefferson, who…

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
The idea that mapping is not an appropriate Federal Government expenditure would come as news to Thomas Jefferson, who sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to map the Louisiana Purchase.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman emphasizes the importance of federal funding for mapping in flood insurance.

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