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John Garamendi: Why are you building a disaster industrial complex? Why are you not using local contractors?

On the recordMay 21, 2019
Why are you building a disaster industrial complex? Why are you not using local contractors?
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the reliance on national companies for disaster recovery instead of local contractors.

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