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John Garamendi: In California, in one of the fires, it was a Tennessee company that came all the way to California to do it at a very…

On the recordMarch 10, 2020
In California, in one of the fires, it was a Tennessee company that came all the way to California to do it at a very, very high cost.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Discussing high costs of disaster recovery projects due to regulations.

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