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Brad Sherman: “Disasters are going to happen, and when they happen, Ayn Rand is not going to be in control of the United States…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2012
Disasters are going to happen, and when they happen, Ayn Rand is not going to be in control of the United States Congress and we are going to appropriate money for the uninsured losses of victims.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman emphasizes the inevitability of disasters and the need for federal funding for uninsured losses.

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